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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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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

Todd reassured me that there was no sibling rivalry between the pair, laughing while explaining that in his family of six, “there’s no room for that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

There is one more sibling but it’s a boy in elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

The sibling category has one of the smaller quotas, which leads to the long wait times.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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