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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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Although many crashed or collided with robot brethren, Lightning avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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

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

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

For years, Tadej Pogacar and his professional cycling brethren had been given promises about this bike-mad pocket of East Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

I expect her to explain why she chose to take that dagger for me, but she just limps away, her brethren supporting her.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir



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