brother-in-law
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This would require your brother-in-law or his wife to vocalize a different desire, which would be quite bold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Palmer, who co-hosts a podcast for professional pilots with his brother-in-law, a corporate pilot, said he sees “lifestyle inflation” after pilot incomes rise significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It included Trump Jr.’s brother-in-law Jared Kushner, Eric Trump — and Kremlev, an imposing man with a shaved head who speaks limited English.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Mae Lorraine Galera-Navoa, who is the sister of Garcia's brother-in-law, had travelled to Luzon to attend her father's funeral, accompanied by her husband Elyzer Navoa and their three-year-old daughter Hiraya Joy.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some representative examples: “Oh, my brother-in-law went to school there, too, and my friend’s son cuts the principal’s lawn, and my neighbor’s daughter knows a girl who once was a cheerleader for the school.”
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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During the Civil War her brother George was a surgeon at a Confederate hospital, while three half-brothers and four brothers-in-law all supported the Confederacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Urfan's Pakistan-based family have taken Jhelum police to court twice, accusing them of detaining several of Urfan's brothers and brothers-in-law illegally.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
That’s when one of my brothers-in-law had to have surgery, to have some tumors removed in his brain.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
While he was incarcerated, Theodora divorced him; she and their seven kids moved in with one of his brothers-in-law.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
I kiss my sisters, shake the hands of my brothers-in-law, and say a final goodbye to the kids.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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