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brotherly

[bruhth-er-lee] / ˈbrʌð ər li /


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“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

Moreover, there was a brotherly bond among the players, reflected in Jones’ vociferous defense of his quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 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

Wherever they’ve come from, they’re together now, and a mutual respect and brotherly camaraderie emerges, as well as a genuine and quite touching form of male bonding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

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




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