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sister-in-law

[sis-ter-in-law] / ˈsɪs tər ɪnˌlɔ /




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I didn’t fully become One with a ring until this January when my extremely fit, pickleball-playing sister-in-law bowed out one morning from a family hike at the urging of her ring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

James Ridgway and his sister-in-law Eleanor Brown, who set up the Brew 32 café in Stockport last year, says they've noticed the shift.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The employee was his sister-in-law, the person confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

My sister-in-law Eva Rose, who also lives nearby and also came to the intersection separately, described to me the moment the agents’ anger was unleashed a second time as she arrived 15 minutes later.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Polly and Lucy were left behind with their aunt, Jefferson’s sister-in-law.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis