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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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At the Shipwreck Cove playground, Cameron and Zoe Fausett let their toddler play as his baby brother slept in a stroller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Last month, she told my brother and me that mom plans to leave her house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a Wall Street Journal interview earlier this year, Omar said she was never married to her brother and never committed immigration fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The brother of schoolboy Damilola Taylor, killed in an attack in Peckham 26 years ago, has said work to tackle knife crime is "needed now more than ever".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Us Culvers were down front, one pew back from the mourners’ bench where Miss Myrt’s brother from French Lick sat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

One of the biggest shifts that put Wachtell and its brethren on the back foot was a move away from the so-called lockstep model, in which partner pay is closely tied to seniority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

Jem clipped invisible pince-nez to his nose, cleared his throat, and said, “The text for the day, my brethren, is from the Psalms: ‘Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, O ye gates.’

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Both brothers are former college soccer players but said they don’t work out much these days, apart from cycling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Since then, the university has investigated the “Cornell Seven”—the seven frat brothers directly involved—and imposed discipline ranging from expulsion to compulsory essay writing.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The New York Times reported Tuesday that two of the fraternity brothers were expelled, two more were suspended, and one who had already graduated was barred from campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail condition applications at earlier hearings, but sentenced all three brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's route and fled".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

See Father and Caesar, at a table, pleased, joyful like brothers.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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