next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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Authorities said the person’s name will be released after officials confirm their identity and notify any next of kin.
CHP spokesperson Officer Adib Zeid said the CHP does not know yet why the 2013 Audi A-6 lost control and went off the highway.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Two other victims — a 70-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man — have not been named yet, pending notifying their next of kin.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The victims identities were being withheld until formal identification is completed and next of kin have been notified, officials wrote in the release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The victim’s name is being withheld while investigators notify the man’s next of kin.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Two other victims — a 70-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man — have not been named yet, pending notifying their next of kin.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The victims identities were being withheld until formal identification is completed and next of kin have been notified, officials wrote in the release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The victim’s name is being withheld while investigators notify the man’s next of kin.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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