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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Even as its Big Tech brethren collect AI equipment, Apple is sticking to its rather asset-light ways.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

For years, Tadej Pogacar and his professional cycling brethren had been given promises about this bike-mad pocket of East Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

We are your most perilous and dutiful brethren, the song of our hearts at once furious and sad.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee



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