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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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As you note, your stepsister apprised him of the risks inherent in a revocable trust, the most significant being that its terms could be changed upon his passing.

From MarketWatch Jan. 26, 2026

Hahn: It’s interesting, Mark, because I’ve always felt kind of like basically just invited to the party, so I always have felt like the messy stepsister on the outside looking in.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

I could relate to those feelings of shame and despair she felt when she realized she was the stepsister.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

Baena's surviving family includes his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2025

“Don’t you want to be stepsister to the queen and make her give you whatever you like?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

They were stepsisters who hadn’t seen each other since they were little girls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2025

Men occasionally dance female roles in classical ballet, but only for humorous effect, like the stepsisters in Frederick Ashton’s “Cinderella.”

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2022

Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2022

That night, while her father and stepmother and stepsisters sat together in the parlor, exclaiming over the gifts he had brought them from Seatown, Ash slipped away from them all.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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