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Emily is my half sister.
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Louise had an affair with a married man, resulting in the birth of Burnett’s half sister, Antonia Christine, and afterward fell into a deep depression and began drinking heavily, too.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The plot in this version of the story revolves around the dying Henry Dashwood making his son John promise to provide for his stepmother Elinor and half sisters Marianne and Margaret from his inheritance.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Cressida and her half sister Isabella Branson launched the podcast Lessons from Our Mothers on Mothering Sunday in March, the British equivalent of Mother's Day.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
Nan did it in order to gain the power to keep her half sister Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) safe from her abusive husband Lord James Seadown (Barney Fishwick).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The plot in this version of the story revolves around the dying Henry Dashwood making his son John promise to provide for his stepmother Elinor and half sisters Marianne and Margaret from his inheritance.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Cressida and her half sister Isabella Branson launched the podcast Lessons from Our Mothers on Mothering Sunday in March, the British equivalent of Mother's Day.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
Nan did it in order to gain the power to keep her half sister Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) safe from her abusive husband Lord James Seadown (Barney Fishwick).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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“Half sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20sister. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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