cousin
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I’ve come to think of it as a practical, action-oriented cousin of intuitive eating, a framework I find genuinely generous but occasionally maddening in its abstraction.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some of the people who knew Dema’s father had mixed feelings about the bot, including a cousin who found it emotionally difficult, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Drew Findling, also on Banks’ defense team, accused Grant of being a “master of deception” who was determined to get revenge for the death of Bennett, his cousin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
You’ve seen it, I’ve seen it, your second cousin who gets too drunk at every family wedding has seen it.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kiki laughs, dragging her cousin toward the food.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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So we could be cousins, you never know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Cheered on by her parents, uncle, and numerous cousins at her "home away from home", Dart came back from a set and a break down to reach the second round in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Before the board hired Otterman, two fourth-generation second cousins had led Lodge for nearly 50 years despite a relationship marked by what Daniel called “productive friction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
You might see cousins of friends at Picnic or regional powwows.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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