sister-in-law
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Six of Tamang's relatives - his mother, elder brother and sister-in-law and three of their children - are gone, he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
She was also Chiang’s sister-in-law, and though the two shared few political convictions, the family connection protected Soong even though she supported the couple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
I confirmed that she was deceased and explained that I was only her former sister-in-law.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Ferula’s affection for her sister-in-law became a passion, a dedication to waiting on her and caring for her and an unlimited tolerance for her distractions and eccentricities.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
BBC Urdu's Tarhub Asghar met two sisters-in-law, both nine months pregnant.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
She exchanged postcards with former sisters-in-law and her first husband’s second wife.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
Soboroff had a sobering message for one of two sisters-in-law who were also at the house: “I think we gotta go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
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
