nephew
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The trouble that has cropped up is a dispute between the managers of Parton’s ongoing business ventures, She’s Alive, and Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dolly Parton’s longtime business manager has accused her nephew and former head of security of making threats in an attempt to extort money from the late singer’s estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Daily Express leads with claims from author Tom Bower that the earl is "undoubtedly" working with his nephew, the Duke of Sussex, to "damage" King Charles.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Charlene remembered her nephew as a source of happiness in her home, a cheerful presence who once used his allowance to buy his mother a stuffed unicorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many months would pass, and countless surgeries on his heart and lungs would be performed, before Shawn and Emily would bring home the little twig of flesh that I was told was my nephew.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
He and I are the surviving siblings, along with several nieces and nephews who are the children of my deceased siblings.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"They drove my nephews away from their vegetables and citrus trees, telling them 'you have no place here, don't come back'".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the house where he lived with his siblings and nephews was reduced to pieces by the quake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The loss of a son and two nephews in the Gaza conflict has earned him the sympathy of a battered and grieving population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Over Christmas break, I was wrapping some Christmas gifts for my nephews.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Vocabulary lists containing nephew
It's All in the Family
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Unit 20, Lessons 1–2
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