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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

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 blinked her eyes open, her gaze unfocused, and saw her stepsister, Ana, in the doorway.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

After decades of feeling like the forgotten stepsisters of marketers, some CCOs are even moving up and into bigger roles that companies have long filled with finance and operations executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

It can be an ordeal, watching directors force Shakespearean rethinks into contemporary settings, the way Cinderella’s stepsisters try to cram their feet into an ill-fitting slipper.

From Washington Post Nov. 17, 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

The scar gave a warlike cast to his features, and Ash was surprised that her stepsisters had found him handsome.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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