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uncle

[uhng-kuhl] / ˈʌŋ kəl /






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That night, the boys were alone in a makeshift shed and their uncle went to check on them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“This was Talia’s uncle, Kolonimus, whose name” her father, “his half-brother, had never known.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“That was never what I wanted. It’s not what my father, grandfather or uncle wanted.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

His father and grandfather were in the Air Force and his uncle was in the Army.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Did it ever occur to her that my uncle is a federal Indian law attorney and that we’ve had plenty of conversations about #LandBack?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith