as in nuclear families
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
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Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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For example, her research into Southern California’s Kumeyaay and Cahuilla Indigenous tribes inspired a series of large jars patterned after ollas, traditional pots used for water and seed storage.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the idea for the dire wolf came from discussions with the MHA Nation (the affiliated tribes of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) in North Dakota, which Colossal had come to meet with about bison.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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His customers come from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, of all races.—
Andrés Soto,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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After dominating the skiing circuit for so long—Shiffrin owns an all-time record 108 World Cup wins—but failing to medal in her last eight Olympic races going back to PyeongChang, Shiffrin found herself under extreme pressure to deliver in the slalom, her best event.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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That, folks, was grade-A gaslighting.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, politicians fear union voting power, and renters, landlords and sympathizers are often union folks and align with unions.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Blended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20families. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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