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mother-in-law

[muhth-er-in-law] / ˈmʌð ər ɪnˌlɔ /




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Her husband Samarth Singh, a lawyer, and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a retired judge, have denied the allegations against them.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

You’ve taken on a lot of responsibility for your mother-in-law, both legal and financial.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

He’d spent a night in a Maine hospital due to complications from a fall and then learned his mother-in-law had died.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Outside the complex where Joan Manuel Lucena's mother-in-law was missing, rescuers found no signs of life.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

This was not the eighteen-foot-deep cellar of her mother-in-law, but perhaps it would keep the rest of her food from Jello.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

They teased one another, complained about overbearing mothers-in-law and celebrated milestones, like a daughter’s quinceañera.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2025

No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Lila Charif, Bahar Tavakolian and Laya Kadjavi, whose mothers and mothers-in-law were also close to mine, drew much inspiration from her in their own cooking.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2024

There, a team led by medical anthropologist Adelaide Lusambili of Africa International University conducted interviews with dozens of pregnant women, new mothers, male partners, mothers-in-law, community health care workers, and community leaders in 2021.

From Science Magazine Sep. 27, 2023

Daughters who had complained bitterly about the responsibilities of taking care of their aged mothers-in-law had altered when Sula locked Eva away, and they began cleaning those old women’s spittoons without a murmur.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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