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nephew

[nef-yoo, nev-yoo] / ˈnɛf ju, ˈnɛv ju /






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The first would be to buy a bigger headstone for his family gravesite, where his parents, four siblings and a nephew are buried in a single plot in the Green Street Cemetery.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Questions about central bank independence have also arisen after President Prabowo nominated his nephew, Thomas Djiwandono, as a BI deputy governor early this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"Unfortunately, it won't bring them back," said Possetti, whose sister, nephew, niece, and brother-in-law died when pillar 9 of the bridge collapsed.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The other undercover officer, Anna, got to know him separately, and during a covertly captured conversation in a café in December 2023 she put it to him that his nephew had killed somebody.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

She peered at Håkon and said, “Are you Kin’s nephew too?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Among them were Kerr's grandparents and nephews, his first ever coach, and his training partners from when he was 11 or 12.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Tyler had numerous godchildren, more than a dozen nieces and nephews and multiple great-nieces and great-nephews.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

His youngest son, Gal, 25 years old, was killed in Gaza in the early months of the war while Eisenkot was in government, as were two of his nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Grecia's body, located Thursday, was taken by her father to be cremated in Caracas, while Víctor awaited the remains of his nephews and brother-in-law.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

He was one of Garikayi’s nephews, as was everyone Tendai met in the boys’ hut.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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