as in nuclear families
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Noun
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Vince Panaro won the Head of Household position and had to nominate three people for eviction.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025 -
The one-day event, hosted at the Renaissance Hotel downtown, brought together people from all over the state.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
21 July 2025
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The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Blended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20families. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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