uncle
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Born in 1991, Peña was born years after the Smiths broke up, but was introduced to the group’s catalog at age 5, while his uncle drove him around in a lowrider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
His mother, uncle and grandmother are barely getting by.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
His connection to the club is through his grandfather Harry, a former vice-chairman, and uncle Ray, a director.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Somehow, he’d already heard that he was the chief suspect, but he adamantly denied involvement in the crime against his aunt and uncle.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Except my uncle doesn’t have a beard or an eye patch.”
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Bill Howard’s family has earned a living from the piney woods of southeast Georgia since 1898, when his great-grandfather and seven great-great uncles started cutting lumber with a portable sawmill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
According to Ugen and Choedup, one of his uncles died in combat and another in prison after his capture while fighting for Chushi Gangdruk, an anti-China guerrilla force established with CIA support in 1958.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her earliest boxing influences were her uncles, Sandeep Singh and Parvinder Singh.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
My aunts, uncles, cousins, and I are all a product of the life she lived and the life she bravely chose not to live.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
