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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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Noun
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Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025 -
His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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In a world of growing automation and augmentation, what is the role of doctors in an AI world?—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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In this world upended, the creative minds of Western diplomacy have concluded that the best way forward is to revert to the Oslo peace process of 30 years ago.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the environmental groups and tribe successfully convinced a federal judge in Miami to block any further construction at the site for two weeks while the case moves through the court.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
9 Aug. 2025
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The hearty creatures, once systemically slaughtered by European settlers to the detriment of Native American tribes, are now grazing their way back from the brink of extinction.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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Now the show is touring nationally giving even more people a chance to experience the game in a new way.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Israel is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
13 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The minority Liberal government could also try to pass back-to-work legislation, but that would require the support of political rivals and approval in both houses of parliament, which is on break until Sept. 15.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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Many cultures have felt tasked with the problem of restoring some semblance of that imagined inner wholeness, in the hope that humanity will be freed of its emotional isolation.—
Vivian Gornick,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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The hope is that if AI is more appreciative of humanity and computationally infused with our ethical and moral values, the AI might opt not to harm us.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One member of the Coleman clan who didn't return was Harold Gould, who played Grandpa in the first movie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Ellen is a smart, strategic thinker frustrated by her brothers’ desire to use her as a pawn in clan politics.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Aug. 2025
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In pushing ahead with this plan, Netanyahu is going against the wishes of much of the Israeli public and even key voices in the military.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Constructed in 1913, the hotel helped introduce the American public to rock ‘n’ roll music.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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