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sister

[sis-ter] / ˈsɪs tər /
NOUN
female sibling
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Things got worse when Christopher wrote a tell-all book, Life With My Sister Madonna, in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

“Father Brown” even spawned a spin-off, “The Sister Boniface Mysteries,” which has been airing on BritBox since 2022.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Sister Maria nags the girls about dirty rooms and overloaded washing machines, and conducts room checks twice a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Sister Boniface is, of course, not just any nun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She didn’t look for Mother—not once!—and she obeyed Sister Gladys in such stony silence that the nurse asked if she felt sick.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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