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sister

[sis-ter] / ˈsɪs tər /
NOUN
female sibling
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My sister and I, both in our 30s, treated the vacation as a digital escape.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

King Harald's sister, Princess Astrid is also at the hospital, according to reports in Norwegian media.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Rwabwogo is married to the army chief's sister, Patience.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

I’m the sarcastic title character in grunge wear and she’s the younger sister Quinn, her complete antithesis, in a pink crop top with plenty of eye rolls and sighs to spare for her older sister.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

But the hand that rang the dinner bell was our sister Tansy’s.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Andrea and I still clashed, as vastly different Type-A sisters do.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Norman also went on to die in 1976, while one of her sisters, Gladys, also became a centenarian, living until she was 104.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

To build that protective bond with her on-screen daughter, the actress drew inspiration from her relationship with her own sisters: "The people you'd do anything for," she described.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The Drayden devotees grew more fanatical after the sisters, whose identities were eventually leaked, both died young of illness, leaving few records.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Later, when Ruth visited the Fox sisters in Rochester, she began to “suspect that they were deceiving.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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