as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the kingdom's royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands
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Noun
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Their families even know each other well, Snapp said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025 -
These challenges are exacerbated due to rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and extreme weather events intensifying water scarcity and disrupting fragile systems, leaving families—particularly those in poverty—without reliable access to safe water.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Kindreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindreds. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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