cousin
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Research suggests cousin relationships are often built at large family gatherings—weddings, holidays, reunions—and as older generations disappear, so can those regular meetups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Which was something short of thought, but certainly dictated its cousin, behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"My grandmother and my auntie used to tell me that he's a cousin of the family. Cause you know, it's a very small island, Corsica."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Ma Moe San Pan's cousin worked at the local ward administration office, and she asked him to bring her husband back.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She just says, “It’s fine. I had fun! Your cousin Avery included me in the conversation while you were gone.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The company selling you the annuity and the company making the loan are often cousins.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Jersey is home to a thriving red squirrel population, thanks to the complete absence of grey squirrels, which carry a virus deadly to their red cousins.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Family size is declining, which means people have fewer cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The family-controlled business was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown and is now controlled by more than 100 living descendants and spouses—many of them cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Ralph discovered he even missed—sort of—his little brothers and sisters and cousins.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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