cousin
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The standard S&P 500 index has outperformed its equal-weighted cousin for the past decade, and even the last 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Calling Harald his "dear cousin", Britain's King Charles III said his fellow monarch had served "with unwavering dedication, guiding Norway through times of great change with warmth and humility".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
My cousin tells a story: Several years before I was born, she was sitting on our great-grandmother’s lap at her modest home in a hollow in Eastern Kentucky.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her cousin, Daniel Lindsay, died in 2023, aged 41.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
She giggles, pleased to know more than her older cousin.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
I don’t even remember any of us ever owning a soccer ball — and I have nearly 100 cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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
"It really doesn't matter which way the wind is blowing," Nancy cut in before the cousins began to argue over which was a better weather checker—the Internet or the radio.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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It's All in the Family
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