brother-in-law

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The feature bothers him so much that he brought it up to his family around Thanksgiving last year, expecting to commiserate with his mother, brother, sister—and his brother-in-law, me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

He was in Belgrade with Albarn shooting the second video from “Cracker Island” when he received a call from his brother-in-law, who said that Amo had just had a stroke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Walking toward the giant, through the village, was my idiot brother-in-law, Charles the bailiff.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz