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kin

[kin] / kɪn /


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Contemplating the changes, Risk pulled up on her phone a century-old black-and-white photo of her Nordic kin in Flathead County.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

The van driver's next of kin has been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, the force added.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Family members sat by the roadside waiting to accompany their deceased kin to the cemetery.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

They declined to identify the victims until the next of kin had been notified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

After her folks passed, she moved from kin to kin and couldn’t stay in one school long enough.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome




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