brother
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Whether Mountbatten-Windsor will repay his brother is said to be a private matter - and there are no further details of what this might say about Andrew's personal finances.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Lowe is the brother of “St. Elmo’s Fire” actor Rob Lowe, whose youngest son paid tribute to his late cousin after her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
If she were your mother, I could see a similar scenario playing out where she would suggest that you support the family cause and leave your house to your brother.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some of Mr. Spencer’s family stories—how his mother was kept from holding his elder brother, John, who died a few hours after birth—are wretched and empathetically told.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Her brother was sneering, as he always did.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
The Azeris of Iran eye their flourishing Turkic brethren in Azerbaijan with a degree of envy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
I no longer lingered after Friday prayer among my brethren.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
He first watched the show growing up alongside his mother Clare, a single parent who raised him and his two younger brothers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
One of my brothers splashes vinegary house hot sauce into the spicy.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
We waved at the brothers until they turned the corner; then Devlin came along on his horse.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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