stepsister
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Things will be stressful enough in the wake of her passing, and on top of that you will have to watch your stepsister like a hawk.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
I didn’t choose “Cinderella,” or the stepsister, the story of “Cinderella” through the stepsister chose me.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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
She turned her back on her stepsister and began to walk toward the stairs, but stopped when Ana said, “I’ll tell. I’ll wake up your father and tell him you’re going out.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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
Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
Wearing a raggedy dress and frumpy sweater, she is treated like a lowly servant by her imperious stepmother and snide stepsisters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
As her new stepsisters climbed out of the carriage, Ana, who was twelve — “just your age; she will make a wonderful playmate for you,” her father had written hopefully — complained of hunger.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
