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Without access to a real-time map of prey in different hunting grounds, for example, a prehistoric hunter might have resorted to a simple rule of thumb: look for animals where his fellow tribesmen found them yesterday.
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Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
In the movie’s most visceral sequence, the tribesmen close in on the home of the Kittredge family.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Tribal custom does not oblige tribesmen to follow the leadership of local sheiks as members in a political party are obliged to follow the party line.
—Charles Schmitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2015
The Houthis’ military operations in Yemen have also pushed al Hirak to ally with its formal rival, the popular committees, irregular militias composed of tribesmen and former soldiers of the southern military organized by Hadi in 2012 to oust al Qaeda from Abyan Province.
—Charles Schmitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2015
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Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
In the movie’s most visceral sequence, the tribesmen close in on the home of the Kittredge family.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Tribal custom does not oblige tribesmen to follow the leadership of local sheiks as members in a political party are obliged to follow the party line.
—Charles Schmitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2015
The Houthis’ military operations in Yemen have also pushed al Hirak to ally with its formal rival, the popular committees, irregular militias composed of tribesmen and former soldiers of the southern military organized by Hadi in 2012 to oust al Qaeda from Abyan Province.
—Charles Schmitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2015
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tribesman
noun
tribes·man
ˈtrībz-mən 
: a member of a tribe
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