blood brother
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Mkhwanazi, who has since been suspended, denied the allegations but did admit to receiving money from Matlala, describing him as a "blood brother" during his appearance at the Madlanga Commission.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Riding shotgun was Sumlin’s military blood brother, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Jarvis, a soldier on active-duty from Fort Bragg’s 18th Ordnance Company in North Carolina — Sumlin’s old unit.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
It’s also an origin story for Tomisaburo, or Storm Shadow — the prominent hero/villain and blood brother to Snake Eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
It opens with the lines: “My blood brother is an immigrant / A beautiful immigrant.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2020
My blood brother, Reginald, in whom I had so much confidence, for whom I had so much respect, the one who had introduced me to the Nation of Islam.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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