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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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Drawing from these encounters and from what little clinical and behavioral literature she was able to find on the subject, Ms. Carr uses her book to explore the prismatic nature of sibling relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Mark and Jacob were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses said two cars sped toward them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The gift of sibling relationships can seem, to those of us on the outside, to come with a hefty dose of paradox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

By contrast, if you were simply to run into a girl on the street, the probability that her sibling is a boy would be VS.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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