kin
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A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed, the force said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Complicating matters, he has never been particularly generous or nurturing, and he has no spouse, children or other immediate next of kin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This one certainly does: The narrator may be paying tribute to his kin and his country, but his underlying subject is nothing less than time itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The irony is that Sally was also Martha’s half-sister — the product of John Wayles’ relations with an enslaved woman — making her biological kin to the Monticello Association members, too.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Vines strangling their kin in the wrestle for sunlight.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing kin
It's All in the Family
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Bud, Not Buddy
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