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sibling

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
NOUN
sister or brother
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Sibling rivalry does not always improve when you get older and embark on adult life.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Appeared in the October 17, 2025, print edition as 'Adult Swim’s Sly Sibling Comedy'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

"Sibling grief and the concept of a glass child should go hand-in-hand with speaking about someone who has a terminal illness," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Sibling studies account for these confounding factors because siblings are exposed to similar environments.

From Scientific American • May 21, 2023

Sibling Treachery Closer to home, Cleopatra needed to be on guard for ruthless enemies within her own family.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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