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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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My stepsister and I are co-executors, but her past actions have caused me not to trust her.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

I didn’t choose “Cinderella,” or the stepsister, the story of “Cinderella” through the stepsister chose me.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2025

Baena's surviving family includes his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2025

She had to bring Clara with her on marketing days, but though her stepsister now controlled the purse, she did little else to restrict her.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

They were stepsisters who hadn’t seen each other since they were little girls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2025

The beneficiaries are now Keough and her two younger stepsisters.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2023

Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2022

Ash almost missed her visit entirely, because she had been forced to go into Rook Hill with her stepmother and stepsisters.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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