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
Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying that fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In excerpts published by the Daily Mail, the earl claimed King Charles III told him "we'll forget her soon enough", but Buckingham Palace said in a statement that fraternal grief could "colour memory".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"The Moon and Earth are more like fraternal twins."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The first two to Taeyoung and Taemin, fraternal twins, who looked exactly alike except that Taeyoung wore her hair in long braids and Taemin kept his head shaved due to the heat.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing fraternal
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Max in the House of Spies
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