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
Some of Jobs’ personal items came from his stepbrother, John Chovanec, who had preserved them for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
He followed Beatrice and her stepbrother to a parked bulldozer.
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
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play another awkward pair, who engage in an escalating rivalry when they become stepbrothers in their 30s and must live in the same house.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
Through holidays and Vineyard vacations, they have come to feel close not only to their stepbrothers, but also to Cate Woolner’s sisters’ children, whose pictures are on display in Lael’s house in Vermont.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
