fraternal

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When community members aren’t arguing, the vibe is generally extremely supportive and fraternal.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

It will continue sending representatives to the U.S. and delivering pro-American, fraternal speeches in Washington, when German voters aren’t listening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

At 26, Carpenter is precisely half of Miss Piggy’s age, and yet they could be fraternal twins.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Two sisters who believed they were fraternal twins discovered they were in fact identical - after one of them was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 23.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The first two to Taeyoung and Taemin, fraternal twins, who looked exactly alike except that Taeyoung wore her hair in long braids and Taemin kept his head shaved due to the heat.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh