kin
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The man is believed to be their father, and his identity is being withheld until his next of kin is notified, according to the captain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
His spiritual kin can be found in “Groundswell,” which is not a vegan movie: Among the interviewees advocating regeneration is Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of “Defending Beef” and a member of the Niman Ranch family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
How does one go about helping a very elderly man who has only me as his next of kin?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
The master and mistress, and their kin, and one child she had borne were in that house—which she did not enter.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing kin
It's All in the Family
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Bud, Not Buddy
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