cousin
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I always sent Jackie an invitation to an art show by a Radziwill cousin, the family her sister Lee married into.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
He was “smart as hell,” and adored his hometown of Atlanta, said his cousin She L. Robinson, a publicist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“We’re trying to get our voices heard,” said Stephanie Amaya, who is William Amaya’s cousin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Amacher got through after giving his name as "Tim," saying he was trying to send a care package to a cousin and providing a four-digit patient code, the full recording shows.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Cam hands one of the key chains—it’s red, orange, and yellow, fire colors—to his cousin.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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But only one of the four siblings uses it regularly, and that person’s children and grandchildren have grown up enjoying it while many of their other cousins have rarely visited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
That kind of arrangement can breed resentment across the family and does little to build either a shared attachment to the house or close relationships among the cousins who will someday inherit it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
A Brazilian family I work with has 40 fourth-generation cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Eventually, the only-child grandchild could inherit 25% while cousins in the largest branch receive just 6.25% each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Uncles, aunties, cousins, other grandmas, other grandpas, his mom, and Jason shared stories and pictures of Grandma in the Nazlini Chapter House after the interment.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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