tribes

plural of tribe

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Recent Examples of tribes Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators. Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The university expects its counts of cultural items to increase as consultation with tribes proceeds and more objects are identified. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Tribal governments, whose compacts trade exclusivity for revenue shares, have their own version of the grievance, which is why four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi in May on sovereignty grounds. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Members of parliament come from Syria’s different regions, minority groups, and tribes. Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 And yet a bitter taste remains for some community members who say that Thacker Pass will damage historic sites sacred to the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes. Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Opponents of the pipeline say this type of project has never been done anywhere else and would turn the Straits of Mackinac, which is a sacred site for the Indigenous Anishinaabe tribes, into a construction site for years. Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Studies show that the money from gaming helps tribes build more facilities, hire more doctors, and improve social services, but unhealthy substance use and smoking increase. Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026 In the United States, 30 tribes now operate fiber-to-the-home networks, many launched during COVID. IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribes
Noun
  • There are larger unresolved issues for the families, including the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, considered the architect of the attack, and four co-defendants that still has not gone to trial.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The question reflected my own years spent watching youth tournaments at Anaheim's American Sports Centers alongside thousands of volleyball families.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.
    Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • We were guided to interior forests, aged tabby houses and waterway edges.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

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“Tribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribes. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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