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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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Bilal Ahmad Dar once asked his young cousin, Auqib Nabi.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

A Colorado woman fell victim to this phishing scam after receiving what appeared to be a legitimate digital party invitation from her cousin, this time via Paperless Post.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He rushed out of his house in shorts and slippers, calling his cousin on the way to come help.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

After losing both his grandmother and a cousin to cancer, Gu said he understood what she had been facing and naturally became one of the people she leaned on the most.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Did you really write that song for my cousin Hannah?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Mohammed, a 27-year-old plumber, similarly feared for his two cousins, aged 18 and 22, who managed to cross into Ceuta.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

She still urges friends and cousins to apply for MTA jobs because of the benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But it all started from a young age where she would carry records in carrier bags to her aunt's house to play with her cousins.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Before Marina arrives at her grandparents’ home, though, she must run a gauntlet of uncles, aunts and cousins, their reactions to her existence varying from warm to wary.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

“I’ve gone sixty paces past the pond, and . . . I think my cousins are pranking me.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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