brethren
Example Sentences
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Many say Israel’s democracy is tarnished by its military rule over their brethren in the West Bank and the discrimination they themselves face.
From Seattle Times
Drake did a good job keeping MVC teams to the outside, but Miami is a much quicker, faster and efficient team than the Bulldogs’ conference brethren.
From Los Angeles Times
With their Tulare County brethren assisting, the southerners built a platform and dug around Stinson to give him room to maneuver.
From Los Angeles Times
But flaws aside, the platform had something its bigger brethren didn’t.
From Washington Post
Israel’s own Palestinian minority has largely stayed on the sidelines of the anti-government protests, in part because of Israel’s treatment of their Palestinian brethren in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
From Seattle Times
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