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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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My stepsister raised concerns with her father that if one spouse outlived the other, the surviving spouse could change the trust.

From MarketWatch Jan. 26, 2026

"What I found in this fairy tale is that the stepsister is the most relatable character and has been for thousands of years."

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 blinked her eyes open, her gaze unfocused, and saw her stepsister, Ana, in the doorway.

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

But “Grounded” would have been better left without its imposed topic, which inadvertently casts much work as ugly stepsisters unsuccessfully trying to jam their feet into Cinderella’s glass slipper.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

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

It can be an ordeal, watching directors force Shakespearean rethinks into contemporary settings, the way Cinderella’s stepsisters try to cram their feet into an ill-fitting slipper.

From Washington Post Nov. 17, 2022

By the time the carriage was fully packed and her stepmother and stepsisters were sitting within, Ash was tired and wished she were being left behind after all.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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