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relatives

noun as in flesh and blood

noun as in folks

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She also told relatives her son would injure himself while sleep-walking, but a medical expert said pre-school children did "not as a rule sleep-walk", Mr Lumley said.

From BBC

Ms Nash is now gathering DNA samples from the relatives of the other 300 missing soldiers, in the hope she can give more families the same peace and joy she has brought Cameron, Tabby and Michael.

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Previous victims have come to the house and threatened his relatives, who he also had a habit of lying to.

From BBC

In September, her sister, Tatsiana, told the BBC that she was worried the Belarusian regime was "killing Maria slowly" in jail, where she had been kept in punishing conditions since March 2023, and was not allowed any contact with relatives or lawyers.

From BBC

Earlier this year, when Israel expanded its war to take on Hezbollah, Southern Lebanon was decimated again, forcing Alawieh’s relatives to flee for safety.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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