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He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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The results of the team's analysis revealed that all six individuals were biologically related, with varying degrees of kinship, in a family tree spanning at least four generations.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
If his passions remain separate, a kinship with skilled tradespeople, with people who physically make and do, runs deep.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Six individuals from the group were found to have a close kinship, including a mother and daughter.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
If his passions remain separate, a kinship with skilled tradespeople, with people who physically make and do, runs deep.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Six individuals from the group were found to have a close kinship, including a mother and daughter.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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