fraternal
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It was a kind of theatrical, fraternal, saber-rattling episode until Pacheco, perhaps misinterpreting some shouted orders, charged ahead alone with his long lance lowered, startling both sides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It said the King was "mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
That brings us to our guest, the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, a fraternal twin of Toyota’s bZ Woodland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"The Moon and Earth are more like fraternal twins."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
To deconvolute the effects of heredity and environment, Siemens suggested comparing fraternal twins to identical twins.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing fraternal
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Max in the House of Spies
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