nephew

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According to the affidavit, her nephew, William Robbins, who lived in the house, was in his bedroom that night when he heard a loud bang.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Thailand's king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She also cares for her parents who are in their 70s, as well as her sister and her nephew.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

On Monday Raúl Castro’s great nephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba’s deputy prime minister, announced that Cubans living abroad would be permitted to invest and become owners of businesses on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But he was distracted by his new teacher, Elisha, who was the pastor’s nephew and who had but lately arrived from Georgia.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin