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of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a tribal solidarity that transcends all other loyalties or bonds
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Recent Examples of tribal
Designation as a national monument is expected to protect the area from geothermal energy development, which has faced opposition from tribal members.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Specifically, Gallego wants to see legislation that would provide more officers at the U.S.-Mexico border, change laws surrounding asylum seekers, and see tribal water agreements finalized to ensure better economic planning for Native Americans.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Here was Elon Musk, after the nomination: The tribal instinct is very strong: us ’n’ them; red ’n’ blue.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
The road easement issue most recently is a dispute on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation over use of roads on tribal land by non-tribal residents to access their properties.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Specifically, Gallego wants to see legislation that would provide more officers at the U.S.-Mexico border, change laws surrounding asylum seekers, and see tribal water agreements finalized to ensure better economic planning for Native Americans.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Here was Elon Musk, after the nomination: The tribal instinct is very strong: us ’n’ them; red ’n’ blue.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
The road easement issue most recently is a dispute on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation over use of roads on tribal land by non-tribal residents to access their properties.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribal
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Hispanic people earn less than almost any other ethnic group in the United States, according to a 2023 census report.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The new coalition is made up of the leftist Social Democratic Party, or PSD, the center-right National Liberal Party, or PNL, the small ethnic Hungarian UDMR party and national minorities.Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Essay Asian Society Beyond the Ethnic Aisle Jaime Woo On Asian sexuality, solidarity between racial minorities, and the subversive promotion of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The investigation also determined that the 17-year-old boy charged with two counts of committing a hate crime yelled a racial slur and another derogatory term during one of the incidents, according to police.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 2 Jan. 2019
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“Tribal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribal. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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