brotherly

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Egg, who is revealed to be Prince Aegon V Targaryen, has never known brotherly love or witnessed goodness in action until he meets Dunk, one of the lowest of the lowborn.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

It was a brotherly battle at UCLA’s spring football game on a clear Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” Abbas Araghchi said External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

In brotherly exchanges, Jack, 14, is quite funny, but his mouth occasionally writes checks that his body can’t cash, for Finn, 16, has height and weight on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

But in all the stories they play an unimportant part except in the account of Castor’s death, when Pollux proved his brotherly devotion.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton