cousin
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In December 2022, Ranasingha headed to New Zealand, where she says she lived with a cousin on a two-month visit visa.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
A version meant for off-roading costs $5,000, while its street-legal cousin goes for $5,500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Looking a little like a forgotten McConaughey cousin?
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Audi evaluated more than 70 locations, he said, and chose Georgia for its energy supplies and proximity to corporate cousin Volkswagen’s supply-chain network across the South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s a familiar, almost shy smile, like when my cousin would first arrive for a visit.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Prof Barker said: "It is fascinating to have evidence for both compassion and violence amongst Neanderthals, our closest evolutionary cousins, embodied in this one individual."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
They are cousins who have been playing together since they were 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
However, the interior fittings, cabin materials and user interface are readily recognizable from their mass-market cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"I have young cousins, including babies, who are coughing too. It's really taking a toll on them."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She lay down again in the boat and fell into a sleep as profound as any she had had surrounded by the breathing of her cousins in the safety of the girls’ hut.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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