uncle
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Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
His father, Derek, and uncle, Barry, both played for Rangers with the latter captaining and at one stage managing at Ibrox.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Silvana Armani, who worked alongside her uncle for four decades, was greeted with prolonged applause.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Born in 1991, Peña was born years after the Smiths broke up, but was introduced to the group’s catalog at age 5, while his uncle drove him around in a lowrider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
His aunt and uncle are as related to him as Aunt and Uncle are to us.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
She was raised in a huge extended family — she has 32 aunts and uncles — and remembers a house that was almost constantly full.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was no cellphone signal in Pancho’s orchard, so Óscar and one of his uncles drove there to look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The children met their aunts, uncles and cousins.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
All the uncles were away at another village that day for a big meeting about land problems.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
