blood relation
noun
British
: someone who has the same parents or ancestors as another : blood relative
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But a source close to the former first son argued the blood relation only goes so far in convincing the former president on matters of policy and personnel.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
Despite our familiarity with the dictionary’s explanation, within the context of culture, especially Black culture, an auntie can be a figure in someone’s life irrespective of blood relation.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
Over the past 20 years, a number of historians (including Mount Vernon research historian emerita Mary Thompson) have argued that Costin may have been a blood relation of the first lady.
—Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
The America’s Got Talent host and The Morning Show star, both 54, met up over Memorial Day weekend, after uncovering their surprising blood relation in a recent episode of the PBS ancestry show Finding Your Roots.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
Despite our familiarity with the dictionary’s explanation, within the context of culture, especially Black culture, an auntie can be a figure in someone’s life irrespective of blood relation.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
Over the past 20 years, a number of historians (including Mount Vernon research historian emerita Mary Thompson) have argued that Costin may have been a blood relation of the first lady.
—Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
The America’s Got Talent host and The Morning Show star, both 54, met up over Memorial Day weekend, after uncovering their surprising blood relation in a recent episode of the PBS ancestry show Finding Your Roots.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
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“Blood relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20relation. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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