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brotherhood

[bruhth-er-hood] / ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd /


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The code of silence baked into the Greek life brotherhood was broken after his dramatic arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The brotherhood was founded in 1970 by Lefebvre, a French bishop.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

I met them at a mosque in Minneapolis, where the imam described how the crisis had strengthened ties across faith groups: "The ICE raid created more closeness and more brotherhood and sisterhood."

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The Watch had once manned seventeen castles along the hundred leagues of the Wall, but they had been abandoned one by one as the brotherhood dwindled.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The ceremonies see brotherhoods of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and hoods carrying or escorting the magnificent carriages through ancient streets of cities and towns nationwide.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods on Sunday urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2021

Jia Zhangke takes an empathetic look at criminal brotherhoods in China in his new gangster film Ash Is Purest White.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2019

“Through the passage of time allegiances change, alliances change, brotherhoods change,” said Kenneth Mains, a former Pennsylvania detective who now works as a consultant to help solve cold-case crimes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2019

There were groceries and herbal shops, clothing shops and laundries, halls that housed the brotherhoods or the district associations or the offices of family clans.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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