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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, has also defended their father, accusing their brother Thomas Jr. of fabricating the allegations for financial gain and claiming the computers had been outside their father’s possession for two years.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tamimi's brother, Khaled Shawer al-Tamimi, 68, was staying with his son after the evacuation order.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

"It was my brother, and I just felt the world needs know... what has happened to him," said Paula.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Paytas married Hila’s brother, Moses Hacmon, in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I decide to ignore my brother and instead see how much trouble I’m in.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Historically, when this gap has been in the top quintile, it’s led to an average 7.5% outperformance over the following year for higher-quality stocks over their lower-quality brethren.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Resident birds show more smarts than migratory ones, and city birds are sharper than their country brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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

If the east side of town hadn’t embraced Vickie Gomez, it was hard to envision a scenario in which it would embrace a school merger with its west-side brethren.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Mirimar was founded by Australian brothers John McKelvey and Luke McKelvey in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To be honest, yeah, because I have two older brothers, bro, and it’s kind of crazy because I look like my dad, the guy that left my mom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Set in 1950s Queens, “Mac” follows three Italian American brothers whose construction business strains under the oldest brother’s uncompromising standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Graham Jr. and Jeffrey, my two older brothers, and I got along great.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Whether it was finding a perfect family who ended up returning him like a broken gift, or a kind mother who came with terrible brothers, or simply being separated from his sister—something always went wrong.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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