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as in clerical
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as in older
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Recent Examples of patriarchal
So the women’s struggle has not only forced the Islamic Republic to retreat, but also created cracks in the patriarchal structures of Iranian society.
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Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His name was associated with virtue, honesty, strength, courage and patriarchal leadership.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The film, which will shoot in the third quarter of 2025, explores the inner world of a girl living in Tirana, and her thoughts on women’s emancipation and empowerment in Albania’s patriarchal society.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The survey also found correlations between people who hold Christian nationalist views along with anti-Black, anti-immigrant, antisemitic, anti-Muslim and patriarchal views.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His name was associated with virtue, honesty, strength, courage and patriarchal leadership.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The film, which will shoot in the third quarter of 2025, explores the inner world of a girl living in Tirana, and her thoughts on women’s emancipation and empowerment in Albania’s patriarchal society.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The survey also found correlations between people who hold Christian nationalist views along with anti-Black, anti-immigrant, antisemitic, anti-Muslim and patriarchal views.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriarchal
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The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act Feenstra also introduced the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, which requires the IRS to change certain notices involving math or clerical errors.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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What People Are Saying Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, led Wednesday night's gathering, urging the faithful to pray for the pope's swift return to his apostolic mission.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, on her 110th birthday, Lucas, who is also the oldest living nun in the world, was honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, per Guinness World Records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The geriatric birds can still see and hear their younger counterparts—the retirement island is cordoned off from the aquarium’s three other islands by a mesh gate in the water.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the geriatric animals here get an extra dose of TLC.—
Brooke Holder,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns.—
Jacob F. Love,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Charges have been filed against an Oklahoma woman who is being accused of laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through online romance scams, targeting elderly women.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This new crop of ladies needs structure, and Kenya is stepping in with full matriarchal energy, asking the questions the people (read: us) actually want answered.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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In this case, though, instead of a preening Ian McShane running things, the organizations seem to be exclusively matriarchal.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The Monegasque royals are regular visitors to Vatican City, and Prince Albert's wife Charlene has worn both white and black for past papal audiences.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Brits handed their prize to Conclave, which feels like the favorite here, too, since the pacing of its papal politicking is as tight as a drum.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Nolan Hout is senior vice president of growth at Infopro Learning.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet, when the team needed a goal, Caruso delivered, mostly to the head of senior teammate Samantha Villaverde off corner kicks and set pieces.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Patriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriarchal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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