next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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The Weld County Coroner's Office will release their identities after notifying their next of kin.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The other two names are being withheld until a day after the next of kin have been notified.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The man who died will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after next of kin have been notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
The name of the person who died was not released pending notification of next of kin.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The other two names are being withheld until a day after the next of kin have been notified.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The man who died will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office after next of kin have been notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
The name of the person who died was not released pending notification of next of kin.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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