identical twin

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James Warren Whittaker was born on Feb. 10, 1929, in Seattle, 10 minutes before his identical twin brother, Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"I always wished I was an identical twin - I liked being a twin, but being an identical twin is a bit cooler," Grace said.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

That’s more than eight times higher than the expenses on Vanguard’s real-estate index fund and its identical twin exchange-traded fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

It might be granted that a reactionary is not a conservative’s identical twin — but he is a sibling living under the same roof.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

“Does Mom have an identical twin she never told us about?”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix