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Recent Examples of in-law
In that same year, however, public tax filings show that the nonprofit paid thousands and thousands of dollars to Preston's family, including in-laws.
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Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Kate Middleton nodded to two of her esteemed in-laws at Royal Ascot.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Every year for birthdays and holidays, my in-laws give cash as gifts to their children and the spouses.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
According to her cousin-in-law Mike Tindall, the Princess of Wales knows how to take the pressure off.
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Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Kate Middleton nodded to two of her esteemed in-laws at Royal Ascot.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Every year for birthdays and holidays, my in-laws give cash as gifts to their children and the spouses.
—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
According to her cousin-in-law Mike Tindall, the Princess of Wales knows how to take the pressure off.
—
Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-law
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Many also include birthday party packages, scout patch programs and family classes where adults cook alongside their kids.
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It was built in 2021 by a developer as a family home, Stanaland said.
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From Chile, a cousin of Daniel Alejandro Núñez Ramírez, 28, who’s also missing, said that his mother was told he had been found alive in the rubble and had been taken out but that so far the family hasn’t found him in any of the hospitals.
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Juan Andrade has been unable to contact his aunt, cousin and their children.
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Now that Love's eight children are all grown up and out of the house, the family has opted to sell the home and look for something smaller near Lake Tahoe, according to the listing agency.
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Plaintiffs have used internal documents from the companies to allege that, in house, people have long recognized a correlation between NEC and the use of preterm formulas made from cow’s milk.
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Zeenat’s mother was a respected woman in her clan; both of Zeenat’s sisters had married into a Syed family, and her brother worked for the village head and had authority enough to report directly to the local landlord.
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Rhaena is cast out, but the rest of the Velaryon clan are closer than ever.
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The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.
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Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.
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He is tied with France’s Kylian Mbappé in the Golden Boot race, having scored six of Argentina’s eight goals.
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Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
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Future investment must prioritize data infrastructure, as robust data lineage will be a key competitive moat for physical AI's advancement.
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And whereas Fischer described without judgment the family patterns, social customs, and religious lineage of his four groups, Reynolds contrasts his two on ideological and ultimately moral grounds.
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-law. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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