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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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That largely explains why the Russell 1000 Value index was up 20.7% this year through the end of July, while its sibling growth index gained a paltry 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

From what I gather from your letter, you are neither his child nor his sibling, so your responsibility extends as little or as far as you would like to take it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Having grown up as a sibling carer, Aitch has faced challenges, and seen Gracie overcome obstacles.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Haruka Ayase, who starred in Kore-eda’s 2015 sibling drama “Our Little Sister,” plays Otone, an architect still devastated by the loss of her young son Kakeru two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

I got to experience what it was like to have an older sibling take care of me, and I also got to experience what it was like to take care of someone else.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

The A-lister siblings purchased the property in 2017 from Jared Leto.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Losing not just one parent, but two, was "traumatic" for Cat and her three younger siblings, leaving them "so bewildered" by what had happened, she said.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Her two younger siblings are now living with a new foster mother.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

But the house where he lived with his siblings and nephews was reduced to pieces by the quake.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Madi is the one in our friend group who volunteers in her church nursery and has three younger siblings, not me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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