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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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And a deceptively familiar face will replace Rep. Troy Nehls – that of his identical twin brother, Trever Nehls, who served in the U.S.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Was your brother involved in arranging the will, choosing the lawyer and witnesses, driving your father to the appointment or sitting in on the meeting when the will was signed?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Elliott, from Rotherham, became a household name, alongside his late brother Barry, as one half of the haphazard Chuckle Brothers in children's TV show ChuckleVision, which ran from 1987 to 2009.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Electricity is needed... So we turn to our brother Abu Ayman."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Asked if the story was true, Leah responded, “If my father, mother, and brother David have certified to such a statement, it is true.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But in the penultimate episode, Blunt and Sheen stumbled on to a theory that the quiet contestants were more suspicious than their outspoken brethren.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

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

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

Leo’s brethren from Cabin Nine hurried around, fitting everyone with armor and passing out weapons.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Hieu shares a Murphy bed with his brothers, surrounded by jars of balloons—the tools of the trade for a mom who swapped an architecture career for freelance balloon artistry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"I've got four brothers and I'm the only daughter," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Stewart was born on July 13, 1940 in the small West Yorkshire town of Mirfield, the third of three brothers in a working-class family.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“John and TJ don’t make corporate country music,” says Ashley McBryde, who’s collaborated repeatedly with the brothers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

That meant no friends, classmates, teachers, parents, brothers, or supermarket cashiers nearby or within earshot.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan


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