as in nuclear families
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
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Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota Nation.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Environmental groups and tribes could conceivably challenge every permit in court, potentially blocking Twin Metals’ plans for years.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Its most frequent use comes in local, nonpartisan races for offices such as school board or city council.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Outside of the two unbeaten horses in the Derby, Silent Tactic was one of only two entrants to finish first or second in all of his races (Potente is the other).—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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For the folks who crave oysters, as well as any Connecticut history buffs, this event is for you.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Get those peach stickers, folks.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Blended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20families. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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