brotherly

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In brotherly exchanges, Jack, 14, is quite funny, but his mouth occasionally writes checks that his body can’t cash, for Finn, 16, has height and weight on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“The Kingdom also hopes that the brotherly United Arab Emirates will take the necessary steps to preserve bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Sweeney’s film “Twinless,” out Sept. 5, follows the brotherly friendship between two young men that’s threatened by a secret.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

In a statement the ministry said that "we cannot remain unresponsive to what is happening in brotherly Serbia."

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

Just as I wrote, I shared true, brotherly love with many white-complexioned Muslims who never gave a single thought to the race, or to the complexion, of another Muslim.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey