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stepbrother

[step-bruhth-er] / ˈstɛpˌbrʌð ər /




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The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur, Tupac Shakur's stepbrother, ahead of opening statements on Monday in trial of the man accused of killing the rapper.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“I was so excited to go. We told his stepbrother, who lives there, so he had cleared his schedule. I had to tell him that we can’t go anymore. We still haven’t gone.”

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

"I'm really happy that people have a place to do this," she told AFP between her table of refreshments and the green camping tent she shares with her mother, stepbrother, and his mother.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Some of Jobs’ personal items came from his stepbrother, John Chovanec, who had preserved them for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

Nobody could catch one of those dam things bare-handed, not even Beatrice’s stepbrother.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

While coaches playfully refer to them as stepbrothers, Verse said the relationship goes deeper.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

Josh Peck and Bell, the show's titular characters who portrayed two teenage stepbrothers, worked together across the span of four seasons from 2004 to 2007.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

The stepbrothers knocked on nearby doors, seeking someone who would help.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play another awkward pair, who engage in an escalating rivalry when they become stepbrothers in their 30s and must live in the same house.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

Through holidays and Vineyard vacations, they have come to feel close not only to their stepbrothers, but also to Cate Woolner’s sisters’ children, whose pictures are on display in Lael’s house in Vermont.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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