family

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Recent Examples of family Matta told Fox News Digital that Beatrice and Eugenie, as well as their parents, would not be excluded from royal family events despite the controversies. Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 In a difficult labor market where wages are not rising fast enough to keep up with price increases, cuts to food assistance programs could leave many families in critical situations. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 Case in point, the buffet —named Strumenti da Disegno, Italian for drawing tools — was originally housed in the Fornasetti family’s home, Casa Fornasetti. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025 Annual insurance coverage for a family hit $27,000, on average, this year, up 6% from 2024, according to KFF’s survey. Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family
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Noun
  • But Trump has already indicated a willingness to meddle in the workings of media companies — and given his closeness with the Ellison clan, he’s widely expected to weigh in.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The director continues to drum up the suspense when, after a Hollywood-style car chase that’s perfectly executed, the clan arrives at Iman’s childhood home in the mountains, where things definitely take a turn into thriller territory and several guns come back into play.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But in the eastern areas close to the front, movement of any kind is dangerous, and electricity and phone service are often disrupted.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The boutique will include handmade must haves, one-of-a-kind treasures and great gift ideas, as well as quilts for all ages, holiday items, children’s toys, lovely home décor, planters and unique household goods to name a few.
    Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Seriously, the answers are like, not all that far from her house.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Joanne even gets a Jewish childhood frenemy, Abby Kaplan (Brody’s real-life partner Leighton Meester), retconning some basic familiarity with the tribe for a woman who previously claimed not to know what Shabbat was.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At that time, voters approved extending a capital-improvement property tax at the current rate to fund six categories of projects, including a new Little Rock District Court facility.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Rare earths are a category of minerals that are critical for a swath of products from cars to semiconductors.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After news hit of Ozer’s Safehaven embezzlement indictment in 2024, Ozer spent months reassuring folks that the charges were all going to go away.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Curated by the same folks who present the Oscars, the museum, which opened in 2021, showcases rare props, iconic costumes, and original scripts through meticulous, behind-the-scenes exhibits that reveal how movies are made.
    Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More on why environmental groups are concerned.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025

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