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brotherhood

[bruhth-er-hood] / ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd /


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We have like a brotherhood and a friendship in real life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.

From Slate May 18, 2026

Half Man explores the breakdown of their brotherhood and sees Niall struggle to accept his sexuality, while Ruben grapples with a trauma from his past.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

These ties were "forged through a historical brotherhood and supported by the shared legacy of language, culture and collective memory", she is said to have told Felipe.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

Around him stood the members of a cult, a secret brotherhood that he had betrayed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Most of the other thousand or more brotherhoods represent a local wine, cheese or traditional dish.

From Washington Post Apr. 3, 2023

The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods have urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2021

The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods on Sunday urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2021

Jia Zhangke takes an empathetic look at criminal brotherhoods in China in his new gangster film Ash Is Purest White.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2019

He spake of the cults of the forest demons, whose wails could be heard in the bush when the brotherhoods met in convocation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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