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brethren

[breth-rin] / ˈbrɛð rɪn /
NOUN
male sibling
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But in the penultimate episode, Blunt and Sheen stumbled on to a theory that the quiet contestants were more suspicious than their outspoken brethren.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Historically, when this gap has been in the top quintile, it’s led to an average 7.5% outperformance over the following year for higher-quality stocks over their lower-quality brethren.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Television genealogists may point out that Colbert’s branch of the talk show family tree is still represented by his Comedy Central brethren on “The Daily Show,” including Stewart, and John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight.”

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

The U.S. players have made it abundantly clear that they respect their Canadian brethren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Master Kwang, he said before sliding shut the screen, may your presence here be a blessing to this house as you have been a blessing to our brethren in New York.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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