brother
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His brother, Aung Maw Zin, said he remembers Sylvia asking him: “What should I tell my daughter?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In 2003, aged 19, Meena had visited the orphanage in Mumbai with her parents and her brother who was adopted from Goa.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I wondered if ambiguity had been outlawed along with the funeral rites of Antíkona’s warrior brother Polynices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Myra Cabilan told AFP she had flown to Coron on Friday to find her missing brother, 40-year-old Rammel Gonzaga, who had taken the ferry on a business trip with his brother-in-law.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then Kayla asked, “Does she have Mr. MacDonald? My brother would know her.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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He remembered what it was like to see rows of empty seats, and he didn’t want to do that to his brethren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Television genealogists may point out that Colbert’s branch of the talk show family tree is still represented by his Comedy Central brethren on “The Daily Show,” including Stewart, and John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight.”
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Although many crashed or collided with robot brethren, Lightning avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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
Despite the fact that several hundred of its brethren had just died, it did not back down.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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They've met each other's spouses, children, brothers and parents.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It was only after two triplet brothers died in June 2016 that Letby was taken off nursing duty.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Lawyers for the Tate brothers said they weren’t a flight risk and don’t pose a threat to any potential witnesses or accusers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The brothers were all smiles as they attended the family reunion on Tuesday night, but Casey also revealed they had lost both their parents this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The boys I live with, the Garner brothers, they like to stick their slimy boogers and chewed-up gum everywhere.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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