brother
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Samjhana Thing said she had been waiting three days for news of her missing brother.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Retired local mechanic Brahim Gashi, whose brother died from throat cancer, said locals didn't need statistics to know what they were breathing in was hazardous.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
If Daily Brief is the no-nonsense helper, Dreambeans is its slightly deranged hippie brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His Optimus Prime voice was inspired by his older brother, a decorated US Marine and Vietnam War veteran, who suggested he should play the character as "a real hero, don't be a Hollywood hero".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sean’s brother Long Liam was lugging rocks around the side of the house.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Even with recent gains, value stocks remain incredibly cheap compared with their growth brethren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
After bidding a hearty olé to my literary brethren, I reach Café Gijón, outside the bounds of Las Letras, but not its spirit.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Although many crashed or collided with robot brethren, Lightning avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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
Just like the North Star and all its whirling, starry brethren, a person’s idea of where “home” is remains in perpetual motion, one’s whole life long.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
He served alongside his four brothers during the war, all of whom survived.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
What brothers don’t occasionally raise their voices, and fight over food, gifts and clothes?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It marks a notable pivot for the brothers, who for years were focused on their father’s turf of real estate, golf and branding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The region's hardscrabble existence is perhaps best illustrated in Dollywood's full-size replica of the humble two-room log cabin where Parton grew up with her 11 brothers and sisters in Locust Ridge, outside Sevierville.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He and I reunited in a displaced-persons camp, brothers now, family now, vowing never to part.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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