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In the cafeteria, the boys jeer at him, and a light-skinned kid, off to the side, jeers back, an act Elwood takes as fraternal defense.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Madho is the vice president of the influential Desi Society, an umbrella NYPD fraternal group that represents cops of South Asian heritage.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Although the challenges of parenting Irish twins are different from having fraternal or identical twins, many issues may be similar.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 29 July 2024
The film embraces heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties and the themes of love, betrayal, morality and hope.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Madho is the vice president of the influential Desi Society, an umbrella NYPD fraternal group that represents cops of South Asian heritage.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Although the challenges of parenting Irish twins are different from having fraternal or identical twins, many issues may be similar.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 29 July 2024
The film embraces heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties and the themes of love, betrayal, morality and hope.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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