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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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Find a cousin, a sister, a brother, a friend, someone you trust with good taste to help you.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

She had longed to find her brother for years.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

‘I am at a loss’: My brother is dying.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Of five proposed directors named in WLF’s proposal, two are named Witkoff: Zachary Witkoff and Robert Witkoff, who is Steve Witkoff’s brother.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

And to Andrew: "Please do come with me, brother."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

After bidding a hearty olé to my literary brethren, I reach Café Gijón, outside the bounds of Las Letras, but not its spirit.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Resident birds show more smarts than migratory ones, and city birds are sharper than their country brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate Feb. 13, 2026

Annabeth went to join her brethren from the Athena cabin, who had set up a command tent and were directing operations.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Around them, brothers and sisters play between the headstones of siblings whose lives were cut short.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Musically, the Shears brothers aren’t shy about how their variety of influences affects their output.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Detained in the U.S. for potential extradition, the brothers face a new court hearing next week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Rodgers also has been estranged from his parents and brothers for quite some time now.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

And so Nim went on thinking that Alex Rover was a man, and Alex went on thinking that Nim was a girl at home with her mother and maybe brothers and sisters, cousins and friends.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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