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When the concentration camps were liberated, Angel’s great-aunt took refuge in Israel—a decision that Angel felt hardly able to judge.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
That, Leavitt argues, makes his wife the child's great-aunt.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 30 Aug. 2024
The sisters also share two older siblings, Ashley and Tevin, who were adopted by their great-aunt.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Her great-aunts made up the traditional Quechua singing group known as Las Bellas de Huamanga, and her mother, Patricia Rivera, is a former rock musician.
—Sisa Quispe, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
That, Leavitt argues, makes his wife the child's great-aunt.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 30 Aug. 2024
The sisters also share two older siblings, Ashley and Tevin, who were adopted by their great-aunt.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Her great-aunts made up the traditional Quechua singing group known as Las Bellas de Huamanga, and her mother, Patricia Rivera, is a former rock musician.
—Sisa Quispe, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Great-aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-aunt. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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