cousin
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Lloyd-Lavery's cousin, David Lavery, provided a character reference to a court after the former schoolteacher was convicted earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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
His friend and a cousin carried in two fence rails said to have been split from logs by Lincoln, and he became the “Rail Splitter”—“a living symbol of frontier democracy,” as Mr. Earle puts it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Find a cousin, a sister, a brother, a friend, someone you trust with good taste to help you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I just remembered—Biff said his cousin would probably be in the front row when the Morpho guys came out. He would have a great view of that Employees Only door from there, right?”
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
They had a grandfather, cousins, friends and a stepfather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
Curators hope they can be used to help save their cousins in the wild.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
She still urges friends and cousins to apply for MTA jobs because of the benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“What the heck, George? Churchill’s always been enough for you before. You know, besides the fact that your grandparents and all your aunts and uncles and cousins and your best friend live here.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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It's All in the Family
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