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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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As the brother and sister forge lives, more tragedies occur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Last week, reporter Lucas Tomlinson was covering a South Carolina rally for incumbent Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who is seeking to serve a full term following the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

She and her brother grew up loving Pulido’s music.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

His father, Alex Sr, has been a near-constant presence in the coaching box, while older brother Mischa has joined him since his retirement from playing.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

And to Andrew: "Please do come with me, brother."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Historically, when this gap has been in the top quintile, it’s led to an average 7.5% outperformance over the following year for higher-quality stocks over their lower-quality brethren.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

After bidding a hearty olé to my literary brethren, I reach Café Gijón, outside the bounds of Las Letras, but not its spirit.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

As they grew, these companies became far larger than the rest of their small and midsize brethren, so their continued gains gave an outsize boost to the indexes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Although many crashed or collided with robot brethren, Lightning avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Just like the North Star and all its whirling, starry brethren, a person’s idea of where “home” is remains in perpetual motion, one’s whole life long.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

By the time the Menendez brothers used it as part of their alibi, the restaurant was hot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

At the end, he will be met by his 36-year-old son Adam, a 12-year-old granddaughter whom he has never met, his father and brothers.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Stewart was born on July 13, 1940 in the small West Yorkshire town of Mirfield, the third of three brothers in a working-class family.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

During the women's speeches, the three Alexander brothers showed little emotion.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Wind croons of brothers from the red-dirt plains.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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