cousin
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Lane would spot his attacker in Las Vegas, and it turned out to be Davis’ cousin Anderson, the informant told police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
First he called his cousin, then his father, a retired Baker County sheriff’s deputy, and one other family member.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Bilal Ahmad Dar once asked his young cousin, Auqib Nabi.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“What he did was not for himself,” said his cousin, Lobsang Samdup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the savage fighting in South Carolina, the British hunted down rebel fighters, and the Jackson boys and a cousin were captured in April 1781.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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
As the youngest in her family, her siblings and cousins told her about their experience, making friends on the dance floor and the huge photo dumps on Facebook.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
She still urges friends and cousins to apply for MTA jobs because of the benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But he had uncles, aunts and cousins who lived in a much fancier part of the city.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Like play tricks on your cousins or siblings.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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It's All in the Family
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