aunt
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Vasquez’s aunt, raising money for her nephew’s recovery, described him as a “diligent, strong, and smart kid.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Logadarrsiny Raman, 26, from Malaysia, said she lost contact with her parents, aunt and uncle, who were on a pilgrimage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
There was already music in the family - her mother, Avie Lee, sung folk songs all the time and her aunt played the guitar and wrote songs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Massachusetts, Ford took on the case of Vincent Gunning, a Navy veteran and amputee who was being evicted from a home he inherited from his aunt when she died in 2008.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
His aunt and uncle are as related to him as Aunt and Uncle are to us.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
In the original film, Jet and Fran are the witchy, eccentric aunts who took in their nieces after their parents died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
At the beginning of her care journey, Valencia had some help from her aunts and adult daycare.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Leah, 54, remembers bringing up the subject of menopause to her mother and aunts, to their horror.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Although he kept contact with his father while in care, his coordinator helped him establish relationships with his wider family, including aunts, uncles, cousins and a half-sister.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Naima’s aunts wore new silk sarees, rustling like wind in the rice paddies.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
