by blood
idiom
: by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
My aunt and I are related by blood.
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Partiality—favoring those to whom one is connected by blood or culture or territory—can look morally arbitrary.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The normal pH range for the human body, measured by blood, is 7.35 to 7.45, Derocha said, but specific body parts and substances have their own pH — such as the stomach’s highly acidic pH of 1.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
Ilona Maher was already internet royalty—by blood, at least (her sister invented girl dinner)—but as of this week, the rugby player is undeniably one of the Paris Olympics’ biggest breakout stars.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2024
Her minions proceed to spread news that dragons are now available for long-term lease to anyone who might be Targaryen by blood.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The normal pH range for the human body, measured by blood, is 7.35 to 7.45, Derocha said, but specific body parts and substances have their own pH — such as the stomach’s highly acidic pH of 1.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
Ilona Maher was already internet royalty—by blood, at least (her sister invented girl dinner)—but as of this week, the rugby player is undeniably one of the Paris Olympics’ biggest breakout stars.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2024
Her minions proceed to spread news that dragons are now available for long-term lease to anyone who might be Targaryen by blood.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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