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Her in-laws were taken hostage on October 7.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The money could not be paid to a member of one’s family, including in-laws.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the first time the in-laws’ gifts have missed the mark.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
She is besieged on all sides—by her in-laws, by social workers, by untreated psychosis—and yet in possession of a terrible freedom.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The money could not be paid to a member of one’s family, including in-laws.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the first time the in-laws’ gifts have missed the mark.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
She is besieged on all sides—by her in-laws, by social workers, by untreated psychosis—and yet in possession of a terrible freedom.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-law
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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