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 man has not yet been positively identified, pending notification of next of kin.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Their names were not released pending notification of the next of kin by the county Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The sheriff's office has not released the inmate's name, pending notification of next of kin.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
His name was not publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Their names were not released pending notification of the next of kin by the county Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The sheriff's office has not released the inmate's name, pending notification of next of kin.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
His name was not publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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