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In the newspaper article titled
[山中ら、予備検診で異常なし…ＷＢＣバンタム級](http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/20150413-OYT1T50109.html),
what meaning is created by placing "ら" after "山中"?

Does it make "山中慎介" plural, and then "山中ら" means something like "Yamanaka and
his hangers-on".

Maybe, "Clintonら" means "Hillary Clinton and her senior campaign staff"?
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why does "ら" follow "山中{やまなか}" here: "山中ら、予備検診{よびけんしん}で異常{いじょう}なし"
「ら」 is a plural suffix.

In this case, 「山中ら」 just means "Yamanaka and his opponent", **_not_**
"Yamanaka and his hangers-on". The hangers-on do not need to take a
preliminary physical before a boxing match.

"Yamanaka and his opponent pass their preliminary physical."
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