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Emily is my half sister.
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Rounder’s family includes her mother and her half sister.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Folan is survived by sons Michael and Matthew; seven grandchildren; brother Harold Hamilton; and half sister Melinda Moon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Even Liz and Prue, half sisters whose relationship had been punctuated by epic screaming fights, found common ground.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Folan is survived by sons Michael and Matthew; seven grandchildren; brother Harold Hamilton; and half sister Melinda Moon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Even Liz and Prue, half sisters whose relationship had been punctuated by epic screaming fights, found common ground.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Half sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20sister. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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