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niece

[nees] / nis /






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Mason is survived by his wife, Winifred Wilson, daughter Danielle, nephew John Leonard, niece Michelle Leonard and his brothers-in-law, Sloan Wilson and Walton Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The niece and grand-niece of an Iranian general killed last year were arrested by immigration agents last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The trial heard how her niece soon used her cash to buy £136 yoga pants.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Jamshidi has family members, including his brother—who worked in a high-risk post as a security guard for the U.S. consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, for years—his sister-in-law, niece and nephew stuck in Camp As Sayliyah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“My niece is down here somewhere,” Aunt Daisy said.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis




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