aunt
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Defector Gyuri Kang's 2023 escape by boat with her mother and aunt -- across the maritime border with the South, an extremely rare feat -- was a "miracle", she told a UN hearing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
A federal appeals court had earlier ruled that the jury had already heard about her difficult childhood during testimony from her mother, father, and aunt during her trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Anna has instead been able to see how bad it’s gotten: Her aunt is so certain of the medbeds’ imminent arrival that she won’t seek medical help for a broken arm.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
I think my aunt gave me my first-ever watch, for prom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Arlo and my aunt have questions that I can’t answer.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
Their small apartment filled quickly with my father’s siblings—my aunts and uncles—and their children, my cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
“What the heck, George? Churchill’s always been enough for you before. You know, besides the fact that your grandparents and all your aunts and uncles and cousins and your best friend live here.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
