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sister

[sis-ter] / ˈsɪs tər /
NOUN
female sibling
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On Sunday, Dobbin's younger sister Faye will run the Yorkshire Marathon to raise money for ME Research UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Horton and her sister inspired the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie “Double Teamed,” a fictionalized account of the twins’ time at Palos Verdes High.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

‘The house is worth $925,000’: My sister moved in with our mother, 78, and says she deserves the family home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"To the sister Republic of El Salvador, which has played a vital role in our fight against crime, dear President Bukele, I send you a huge, heartfelt hug," Fernandez told reporters at the inauguration.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

I didn’t hear anybody talking about all the crazy sister ideas of last week.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

She then went on to detail the herculean, behind-the-scenes effort it took to make the Dashwood sisters so effortlessly stunning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Horton was known as the more outgoing and gregarious of the pair, but both sisters were described as being inquisitive, opinionated, fiercely loyal and competitive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was probably a foregone conclusion that the six Mitford sisters would grow up to be women of distinct character, given their idiosyncratic upbringing in the English countryside between the two world wars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Churchill juxtaposes a surreal dinner party featuring famous women from literature, history and myth with a contemporary drama of two sisters who have made starkly different choices with their lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Like the spirits, people saw in the Fox sisters whatever they wanted.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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