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Recent Examples of extended familyHappily Ever After fireworks display as an extended family.—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025 The settlement ends an extended family battle, which took place largely behind closed doors in Nevada, and Lachlan and the family patriarch, Rupert Murdoch, sought to secure control of the powerful media companies that were effectively owned by the family trust.—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 Most of us are supporting more than just ourselves – kids, elderly parents, sometimes extended family too.—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Sep. 2025 Unlike our billionaire rankings, this list includes family fortunes, including those shared among extended families such as that of Kwek Leng Beng and his cousins.—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extended family
Sabres goalie Alex Lyon had about as much chance of stopping the shot as an extra-large pepperoni and bacon stood of surviving a Friday night in the Kloke household.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Based on an earlier analysis of the new tax law by the nonpartisan think tank, Tax Policy Center, all income groups on average benefit from the tax cuts, but high-income households benefit the most.
Earlier in the day, Kardashian was spotted attending the All's Fair premiere in Paris wearing a baby blue vintage Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection.
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Seriously, the answers are like, not all that far from her house.
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