uncle
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In Illinois, a college senior found himself the sole breadwinner of his family after ICE arrested and detained his uncle.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Both are state-backed and led by the ruler of Dubai’s uncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He and his brother worked there with their uncle, sending money to their family in their home village.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
He could see his aunt clucking her tongue and sighing heavily and his uncle giving one of his looks.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
He also worked in the farm fields with his dad and sometimes with his uncles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
She was raised in a huge extended family — she has 32 aunts and uncles — and remembers a house that was almost constantly full.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Their uncles married them off very young. Do you know why? Because their father and mother were martyred, and their uncles wanted to get rid of the responsibility and expenses," the woman said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Two of the older uncles, Zaki and Daoud, wore black-and-white-checkered kaffiyehs on their heads, which made them look more interesting.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
