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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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Todd reassured me that there was no sibling rivalry between the pair, laughing while explaining that in his family of six, “there’s no room for that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“In this scenario, I am the ‘other’ sibling, and although it was purely accidental, that didn’t make it hurt any less,” she wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

A brother stays in Taiwan, vowing to solve the murder; he gets a job in the food-processing plant where his sibling worked—then drops out of sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Zabaglio’s brother, Jamie, visited from Washington and performed a witty free-form comedy act only a few slots after his sibling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Monsoon stepped beside Summer and glared at her sibling.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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