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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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The author, who is based in the United Kingdom, became interested in the subject during the isolation of the Covid-19 lockdown and created a podcast, “Relatively,” in which she engages sibling dyads in conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Mark and Jacob Iskander were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses say the two cars came speeding toward them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The company is betting that the generation raised on a diet of YouTube channels and Instagram captions will also embrace the novel’s shorter sibling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“In this scenario, I am the ‘other’ sibling, and although it was purely accidental, that didn’t make it hurt any less,” she wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

I asked Chester later what a sibling was, but he wasn’t speaking to me.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe




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