uncle
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The stock market isn’t your rich uncle, and paper profits can go up in smoke at any moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
An uncle and his nephew had a harrowing experience Monday afternoon when the engine on their two-seat plane died, forcing them to make an emergency landing on Huntington State Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In 1998, scientific analysis of a DNA sample from Dorothy’s maternal uncle confirmed that her third great-grandfather, Eston, was Jefferson’s youngest child by Hemings.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Third-in-line, and the last eligible candidate for the throne, is the emperor's 90-year-old uncle.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
I thought my uncle meant the animal and was making fun at first.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Lamboria began boxing seriously around the age of 14, training first at an academy run by Hawa's son, Sanjay Sheoran, before continuing under her uncles.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
While his father had little interest in education, Marcus found academic inspiration in two uncles who were doctors, a great-uncle who could speak nine languages and, mostly, his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There is no social contract requiring aunts and uncles to divide their estates equally among their nieces and nephews, but unequal inheritances can still pack an unintentional emotional punch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Two of Kaweenuntawong’s uncles later opened their own Bangkok beef noodle shops under the Wattana Panich name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Their account would claim my brothers first, then it would spread to my aunts, uncles, cousins, the whole valley.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
