sister-in-law
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Hivsa Walid told the BBC she was inside the hospital when the fire broke out, with her sister-in-law who had given birth in the days before.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
For instance, Mr. Nichols tells us early on that Hawthorne’s sister-in-law, Elizabeth Peabody, coined the word “transcendentalism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Your sister-in-law may just be a bit flaky.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’ve become really close with my sister-in-law, and almost every Sunday, we meet for what we call “tea time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Yes, we’ve got your sister-in-law to promise too.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
She exchanged postcards with former sisters-in-law and her first husband’s second wife.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
Still, she and her husband and brothers- and sisters-in-law believed that God had a plan for them, even now, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
I saw my wife and one of my sisters-in-law being swept away, followed by my elder brother.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Moreno's wife, one of their daughters, two of his brothers and two sisters-in-law are also among those allegedly connected to the case, Salazar said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023
Patti starts pointing out faces and naming my father's cousins and their sisters and sisters-in-law and brothers and brothers-in-law.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
