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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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He talked about his complicated relationship with his father and brother - recognising that it was something that was "massively relatable" for the public.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Another parent, Hannah, added: "My son has an older brother so he is used to playing in the more traditional format, so for him it has taken a bit of adapting."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The 21-year-old will move to Brasilia in February, leaving behind the family home she shares with her mother, grandmother and younger brother.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Saudi military official who booked the business-flight tickets for Alfozan’s wife and son was her brother, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Not only to me but to all the Phillips workers, Mr. Moorman acted more as a kindly older brother than a crew boss.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

He remembered what it was like to see rows of empty seats, and he didn’t want to do that to his brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

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

I expect her to explain why she chose to take that dagger for me, but she just limps away, her brethren supporting her.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

He told the BBC that his wife had travelled to Egypt to look after her elderly, sick mother, who had been undertaking 18-hour round trips to take food to el-Shazly's two brothers in detention.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The court order, obtained after Jeanie’s older brothers Jimmy and Johnny Buss tried to oust her from the organization, installed Janie and Joey as co-trustees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The brothers declined to give any details about what their next joint project would be, but it is unlikely to be fantasy-based.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

They said the women opted to join the parties and trips and that there wasn’t evidence that the brothers had drugged the women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Now I crossed the field, watching for the Mallon brothers.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff


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