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mother-in-law

[muhth-er-in-law] / ˈmʌð ər ɪnˌlɔ /




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A woman who identified herself as the mother-in-law of the detained person said he had nothing to do with the case.

From BBC

“Luckily, it is modular, so my mother-in-law and I took it home in pieces in two cars.”

From Los Angeles Times

The depictions of Ruth’s uptight and stingy brother Hyacinth and jealous and mother-in-law from hell “old Mrs. Hall” are both hoots.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Palisades fire destroyed the Pacific Palisades home of Beutner’s mother-in-law.

From Los Angeles Times

My mother-in-law passed away earlier this year and left her California home to her two sons: my husband and his brother.

From MarketWatch