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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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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

These days, Greenlanders are shocked by how few words their brethren can speak in their ancestral tongue—and by the poverty of Native Americans in Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Even as its Big Tech brethren collect AI equipment, Apple is sticking to its rather asset-light ways.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Thanks to AI, remote work and flexible work arrangements, many older, non-ESG compliant office buildings have fewer tenants, unlike their Class A brethren.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

“The envy and hatred of my brethren has lately risen to a rage,” Rush explained.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy