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sister

[sis-ter] / ˈsɪs tər /
NOUN
female sibling
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Ramirez's father and sister work at Los Azules and two brothers work on other mining projects.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

He converted to Islam in his late teens, during the 1990s, with several of his siblings and his mother following suit, his sister said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

My sister recently retired and, all going well, will turn 67 next year.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

In-laws Mark and Margo were delighted just to finish, in order to honour the "last wishes" of his wife and her sister, Julia - who died from the rare blood cancer myelofibrosis in 2022.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

My sister Betsie, though seven years older than I, still had that slender grace that made people turn and look after her in the street.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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