stepbrother
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In May, the rapper's stepbrother Maurice Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I was so excited to go. We told his stepbrother, who lives there, so he had cleared his schedule. I had to tell him that we can’t go anymore. We still haven’t gone.”
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
The suspected shooter's mother, 39-year-old Jennifer Jacobs, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, and stepbrother, 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs were also killed, police confirmed.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Their stepbrother, Joel, had helped them get hired; he had worked there for about two years, family members said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
“Lame,” Roy said, handing the paper back to Beatrice’s stepbrother.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
While coaches playfully refer to them as stepbrothers, Verse said the relationship goes deeper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Josh Peck and Bell, the show's titular characters who portrayed two teenage stepbrothers, worked together across the span of four seasons from 2004 to 2007.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
The stepbrothers knocked on nearby doors, seeking someone who would help.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
After Lalani was seriously injured in a car accident in which one of her stepbrothers died, she went to live with her stepmother.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
She talked about her dad and stepmom and her two stepbrothers in San Francisco, and how she had felt like an outsider in her own family.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
