brother
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His parents moved the family — Claire had a brother and a sister — to Torrance when Claire was a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
If it fails to meet its annual production quota, it will be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax, the film company founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
For nearly two years in middle school, he and his older brother, Richard, slept in a tent in their grandmother’s dusty backyard in Sacramento.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Now the older brother wants their parents to move near him.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Irene had mentioned that she had a date with her fiancé following the lesson—a sunset picnic in the hills—and that her brother was to bring the food sent by their mother.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
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
These days, Greenlanders are shocked by how few words their brethren can speak in their ancestral tongue—and by the poverty of Native Americans in Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
“The envy and hatred of my brethren has lately risen to a rage,” Rush explained.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Both brothers appear intent on ensuring their interests are represented regarding their future inheritance, but where do the parents’ wishes and dreams figure in this picture?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The singer said much of Twelve Stops and Home was made at the Sussex home of brothers and bandmates Kevin and Ciaran Jeremiah.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Once the business was stable, the brothers focused on growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Federal prosecutors previously alleged that by quickly nabbing popular early morning tee times almost immediately after they were available to the public, the brothers had “created a monopoly” over Southern California golf courses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Don’t you know what will happen if every last bit isn’t turned to gold by morning? No wonder my brothers say you’re a numbskull.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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