brother
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With the trail name “Fairhope,” my brother Laurence became the first in our family to complete the Appalachian Trail in 1992, followed by my parents, known as “Annie and the Salesman,” in 1994.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
That meant cancelling a trip last spring to Texas to watch the SpaceX Starship launch with his brother.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The reconciliation talks between the government and opposition are being led by Figuera and interim president Rodriguez's brother, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oliver Tambo, the president of the African National Congress, tells Mr. Simon, “we love you. . . . You’re a brother and you have our respect and you’re welcome here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And there’s no missing the pride in Wes’s face when he looks at his little brother.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Television genealogists may point out that Colbert’s branch of the talk show family tree is still represented by his Comedy Central brethren on “The Daily Show,” including Stewart, and John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight.”
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Even as its Big Tech brethren collect AI equipment, Apple is sticking to its rather asset-light ways.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
“Jason Grace, the West Wind has been called many things...warm, gentle, life-giving, and devilishly handsome. But I have never been called startling. I leave that crass behavior to my gusty brethren in the north.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Alongside his brothers David and Keith, Robert joined other sets of acting siblings to portray sets of real-life siblings in the 1980 western “The Long Riders.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Still, their family situation was tough because that government job had to support many relatives, in addition to Mehta and his three older brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
And Hal knows how to play to his audience – especially kids like John and his brothers.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The brothers, who were 11 and 16 at the time of the incident, were staying at the Green Nature Diamond Hotel with their parents.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“My sisters, Mangomonger and Potatopincher. My brothers too.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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