nephew
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Dolly Parton’s longtime business manager has accused her nephew and former head of security of making threats in an attempt to extort money from the late singer’s estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Dolly Parton's management company has accused her nephew of "threats, intimidation, and coercion", revealing a bitter battle over the late star's legacy and business interests.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Isaiah’s aunt, Charlene, said in court this week that her 8-year-old nephew was mischievous, often sneaking food in the middle of the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
In any case, their meaning mattered little as long as the letter arrived, telling her aunt that Papá had been killed at sea and her niece and nephew were coining to Indio to find her.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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"They drove my nephews away from their vegetables and citrus trees, telling them 'you have no place here, don't come back'".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
Your siblings and nieces and nephews are not first in line, and that’s OK.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The loss of a son and two nephews in the Gaza conflict has earned him the sympathy of a battered and grieving population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
His young nephews and cousins—a brood of Gitneys he called “The Young Men”—would come to dine with grim faces.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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It's All in the Family
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Unit 20, Lessons 1–2
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