relatives

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When the army withdrew from the city, Abdul Rahman decided to escape with her eight children, husband, two brothers and sisters and other relatives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Both missions combine into one, with the wrinkle that Rotta doesn’t want to be returned to his relatives, whom he expects will kill him because he could potentially usurp them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

My relatives made great investment choices and I would like to keep the shares rather than liquidating them.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Scientists increasingly believe that this flexibility may have helped Homo sapiens spread successfully across the world while other human relatives disappeared.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

In the morning, Lou Ann makes sweet potatoes and video-chats with her daughter and a bunch of other relatives, so Boo and I get the whole morning to ourselves.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko