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nephew

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






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Indiana Affleck, son of Casey and nephew of Ben, stars in the new film “Company,” directed by his dad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

On Tuesday, Parton’s estate, She’s Alive, LLC, requested a restraining order against Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then it stops being a “proxy war” about your nephew and starts being about you two getting on the same page, he adds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Daily Express leads with claims from author Tom Bower that the earl is "undoubtedly" working with his nephew, the Duke of Sussex, to "damage" King Charles.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Phrixus had an uncle who was by rights a king in Greece, but had had his kingdom taken away from him by his nephew, a man named Pelias.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

"We knew what kind of mum she would be because she doted on my two boys - her nephews," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Alicia Schifferle, Mikaela’s sister, knew she had to give the competition everything she had for her future nieces and nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

But the house where he lived with his siblings and nephews was reduced to pieces by the quake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Uncles, cousins, nephews, brothers would have looked, too, had they been home between journeys.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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