aunt
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Eric and his younger sister joined an aunt and uncle in Berlin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Anecdotes and testimonials are now the strongest forms of evidence – 'my aunt on Facebook did this, therefore it must be true'," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The freezer, meanwhile, sits there humming in the corner like a practical aunt with a Costco card and an unusually good memory.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Walsh: For me, it’s just nostalgia, because I’m not married, I have no kids, like I’m that fun aunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Before I went to a Ladies’ Aid luncheon and ran into the mother or aunt or friend of one of those boys.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
But he had uncles, aunts and cousins who lived in a much fancier part of the city.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
There is no social contract requiring aunts and uncles to divide their estates equally among their nieces and nephews, but unequal inheritances can still pack an unintentional emotional punch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 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
So, I would spend summers being bussed out or sleeping out at cousins and grandparents and aunts and uncles’ houses to work on the farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Naima’s aunts wore new silk sarees, rustling like wind in the rice paddies.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
