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brother

[bruhth-er, bruhth-ur] / ˈbrʌð ər, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
NOUN
male sibling
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CHICAGO—Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost was the target of a false bomb threat at his home in suburban Chicagoland, police said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Any money received by your brother is open to litigation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

In it, eldest brother Roman leaves his high-end financial management business in Atlanta to return home after his father is badly injured in an accident.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"It helps that she's seen her big brother attend school and been there at drop-off and pick-up - she wants to run in herself," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But Alex was thinking about Nim and wondering whether Selkie and Fred were her sister and brother, or pets.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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