next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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Authorities didn’t identify him pending notification of next of kin.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and release the victim’s name after next of kin is notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
The soldier's identity, as well as the identity of the three other soldiers, is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The victim’s name has not been released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office, which was closed Monday in observance of Cesar Chavez Day.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and release the victim’s name after next of kin is notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
The soldier's identity, as well as the identity of the three other soldiers, is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The victim’s name has not been released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office, which was closed Monday in observance of Cesar Chavez Day.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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