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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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And then, on 3 July, much-loved striker Diogo Jota, 28 was killed in a car crash, along with his 25-year-old brother Andre Silva, while driving in the Spanish province of Zamora.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Det Ch Insp Hazel Miller described Steven as "loving, caring and gentle" and a "much-loved son and brother".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

When my chef brother turned 30, he threw a backyard party where he served a “30-foot” submarine sandwich.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Together with Tim’s brother, David, Tim-David-and-Marty are practically spoken of as one word as Fellowship leaders, a Fellowship source once told me.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The idea that a teacher would have a brother at all stumped Lloyd.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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