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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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After bidding a hearty olé to my literary brethren, I reach Café Gijón, outside the bounds of Las Letras, but not its spirit.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Resident birds show more smarts than migratory ones, and city birds are sharper than their country brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate Feb. 13, 2026

Yes, the big four—JPMorgan Chase, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America—are still formidable, but in many cases they’ve been eclipsed, particularly as compensation-making machines, by their private-market brethren and their multigenerational wealth-creating fee structures.

From Barron's Dec. 5, 2025

“My brethren and sistren are more, shall we say, detached from this world, more detached than I choose to be,” she said in a neutral voice.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray



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