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sister

[sis-ter] / ˈsɪs tər /
NOUN
female sibling
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In 1988, he and his second wife, Alice Yelen Gitter, discovered Sister Gertrude Morgan, a self-taught artist and Christian street preacher whose paintings sometimes interpreted the Bible’s Book of Revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Jones recently portrayed Mrs Bennet in another comedy series, The Other Bennet Sister, which was inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Sister Gertrudis Abreu fundraised to amass the $7,000 needed for the panels.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“The future of Twisted Sister will be determined in the next several weeks,” the band’s statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

‘Our old friend Sister Germaine’s translation of the original Redwall Abbey blueprints. I think I’ve found what we are looking for in the main diagram. See.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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