relatives

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That discovery placed another hominin lineage in the broader region during the same critical window and suggested that early human relatives were more widespread and ecologically flexible than once assumed.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Throughout the 28-hour operation residents and soldiers looked on, waiting for news of missing relatives.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

America’s great national parks and wildernesses must be littered with dead relatives.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Estelle, who’s long held permanent resident status in the U.S., is a veteran at navigating the reentry process when she returns from visiting relatives in her native France.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Since no visiting was permitted in the hospital, relatives of patients often took this way of getting inside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom