stepsister
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I have a question whose answer you may not like: In order for your stepsister to change your mother’s address for her bank account, she would legally and ethically require your mother’s permission.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
"What I found in this fairy tale is that the stepsister is the most relatable character and has been for thousands of years."
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Baena's surviving family includes his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
He smiled up at his stepsister and winked slyly at Roy.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
They were stepsisters who hadn’t seen each other since they were little girls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
It can be an ordeal, watching directors force Shakespearean rethinks into contemporary settings, the way Cinderella’s stepsisters try to cram their feet into an ill-fitting slipper.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Wearing a raggedy dress and frumpy sweater, she is treated like a lowly servant by her imperious stepmother and snide stepsisters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
The women, especially, with their casual camaraderie and easy grace, seemed like entirely different creatures than her stepmother and stepsisters.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
