aunt
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The story follows a man and his aunt who must muddle through on the south-east English coast in the aftermath of an unexplained disaster and the arrival of mysterious alien beings.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The aunt of a University of Cambridge scientist killed in the Spanish rail disaster has paid an emotional tribute, describing her niece as "a light for all of us".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Schayes recalled that when his mother told an aunt he intended to play professionally, the aunt questioned whether basketball was a suitable career for a “nice Jewish boy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Related: ‘I have no children’: My aunt gave me $50,000 for a down payment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
When we reach the table it’s my aunt who speaks first.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
She was raised in a huge extended family — she has 32 aunts and uncles — and remembers a house that was almost constantly full.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Largely absent from Mr. Kolker’s story until the end, they were shielded from the burden of illness by their healthy parents and generous aunts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“You don’t have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and uncles ... we needed help,” said Rudy, who moved to L.A. from New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
My aunts and uncles and cousins were over for dinner and the table was crowded with food.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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