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aunt

[ant, ahnt] / ænt, ɑnt /






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She had come to look for her aunt, but in the end identified her 37-year-old nephew by his tattoo.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

She is holding on to that hope for her 20-year-old brother and 91-year-old aunt who remain missing.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Jolie’s mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her aunt, who had the same BRCA1 gene defect as Jolie, died of breast cancer three months after Jolie’s operation.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Aria's aunt said the family would carry the "grief, heartbreak, and loss for the rest of our lives"

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

She spoke so fast that her aunt asked her to repeat herself.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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