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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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"Actually, I did have a tear to be fair, with my cousin and my mate. Then I played the best golf ever."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Liliana’s 15-year-old daughter, Nicole, specializes in the Globe of Death, where she gets in the locked cage with her cousin Judith, also 15; together they maneuver the motorbikes around the globe at opposing-intersecting paths.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Korean competitor SK Hynix said in March that it had filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to list American depositary receipts—a close cousin of depositary shares.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The House of Representatives voted to impeach her for allegedly misusing public funds and making threats against Marcos, his wife and cousin, who at the time was also the speaker of the house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

One morning my cousin Elroy came riding up like he’d seen his own ghost.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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