DNA test
noun
: a test that examines DNA and that is used to identify someone or to show that people are relatives
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For years, there were rumors that Harrelson and McConaughey could be related in real life, with the two theorizing about it for a long while without, at least publicly, producing some sort of DNA test to confirm it.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
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Stephanie Kaloi,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Clark-Flory’s was a memoir, My Mother’s Daughter, about a DNA test connecting her with her sister, who her mom placed for adoption as a teenager at a home for unwed mothers in the 1960s.
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Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
DNA test results and information from his Uber profile led investigators to Delgado-Cordoba.
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Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
—
Stephanie Kaloi,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Clark-Flory’s was a memoir, My Mother’s Daughter, about a DNA test connecting her with her sister, who her mom placed for adoption as a teenager at a home for unwed mothers in the 1960s.
—
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
DNA test results and information from his Uber profile led investigators to Delgado-Cordoba.
—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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