brother-in-law

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Around 1 a.m., seven hours after Ashaal failed to return home, a cousin and brother-in-law contacted friends, hospitals and the various security headquarters in Aden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"I'd always wanted to do a practical job, and my brother-in-law had just gone through the training for a train driver and said, 'why don't you try it?'."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

"It is not our obligation, but our duty," the 33-year-old, whose brother-in-law was released after more than two years in Russian detention, said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Mohammed Al-Saleh, a brother-in-law of Jordan’s king, separately obtained a $28.8 million judgment against Sargeant for allegedly being cut out of the Iraq contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Gardenia’s brother-in-law told Bobbette that Henrietta’s cells had been all over the news lately because they’d been causing problems by contaminating other cultures.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot