sister-in-law
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Kym and sister-in-law Kirsten Swanson McGillicuddy, flew out to join the search but it was put on hold due to treacherous weather conditions.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Standing “square in the doorway like a nightclub bouncer,” Lindsay’s sister-in-law says, “I’m sorry we haven’t got space for you to stay here long term.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
On 12 May 2025, a fire was discovered at the entrance of Sir Keir Starmer's property in Kentish Town, north London, which was being rented out to his sister-in-law Judith Alexander.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The patient’s sister-in-law told them a nurse practitioner “came to the home a few times to treat J.L.’s flesh infection and “did not treat the open wounds often because they were too infected.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
She went up to her sister-in-law, gently removed the wig, and saw that she was nearly bald: aged and helpless.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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