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stepsister

[step-sis-ter] / ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /




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Things will be stressful enough in the wake of her passing, and on top of that you will have to watch your stepsister like a hawk.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 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

Her younger stepsister paused and gave her a skeptical look, but she did not ask again.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

After decades of feeling like the forgotten stepsisters of marketers, some CCOs are even moving up and into bigger roles that companies have long filled with finance and operations executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

She also defends his humanity to Louis’s nasty daughters, who make the evil stepsisters in Disney’s “Cinderella” seem understated.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

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

Ash stood at the front door and watched the carriage roll away with her stepmother and stepsisters inside, and then she shut the door after them.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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