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let's invite all our kinfolk for the holidays
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As one of the few Black women making waves in Nashville, Adell notes that the presence of her kinfolk in the Country crowd is increasing – and always appreciated.
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Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
The people helping to mold those youngsters into thriving, growing girls and boys, their protectors and pillars of strength, are mothers, and grandparents, and nonbiological kinfolk — in some cases, even the D.C. government.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Her body of work testifies to deeply held values among African Americans, who revere so many sentimental little things that were denied Black people during the era of enslavement: the ability to freely give your heart to another, keep kinfolk safe and close, and fully embrace the human experience.
—Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
At the time, Mao Zedong let Inner Mongolians keep the script, in part to distinguish them from kinfolk across the border.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
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Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
The people helping to mold those youngsters into thriving, growing girls and boys, their protectors and pillars of strength, are mothers, and grandparents, and nonbiological kinfolk — in some cases, even the D.C. government.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Her body of work testifies to deeply held values among African Americans, who revere so many sentimental little things that were denied Black people during the era of enslavement: the ability to freely give your heart to another, keep kinfolk safe and close, and fully embrace the human experience.
—Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
At the time, Mao Zedong let Inner Mongolians keep the script, in part to distinguish them from kinfolk across the border.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
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kinfolk
plural noun
kin·folk
ˈkin-ˌfōk 
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