aunt
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He also said that none of his DNA was found inside his aunt and uncle’s house.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
One of those attending Friday's event, Liam McKenna, lost his aunt and uncle in the attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Our family never imagined we would find ourselves facing a tragedy of this magnitude,” Vilma Carrazas, the girls’ aunt, wrote on the fundraiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In real life, one of his allies is his other aunt Amy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I’ve got a hankering for your good fried chicken,” I told my aunt.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
“You don’t have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and uncles ... we needed help,” said Rudy, who moved to L.A. from New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
We have rituals there—paying respects to aging aunts and uncles, attending the home church, visiting Steve’s mom and little sister in the cemetery, buying pie at the Amish store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The children met their aunts, uncles and cousins.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was far away in Yonder, tucked in a little wood with three witches who were my aunts.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
