brother

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When Hanna was 12, her older brother, Erik, disappeared during an outing with friends to a mountain cave outside their town in Sweden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In her memory, Ms. Phillips writes, “the brother closest to me whispers, their wings are flying up, as singed leaves laced with sparks scatter drowsily higher.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It was a day that changed not only Malala's life - but her brother Khushal's too.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Oversight of payments to your brother not only prevents him from squandering the money, but it helps family wealth outlast a single generation, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Us Culvers were down front, one pew back from the mourners’ bench where Miss Myrt’s brother from French Lick sat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck