cousin
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Musa Ahmed died six days after the incident in West Mersea, in which his 15-year-old cousin, Sameeha Rahman, and her mother, Shelina, 41, also died.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
This gauge is based on the difference between the yield on a 5-year Treasury note and its inflation-protected cousin.
From MarketWatch ● 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
But I’m on his date with my cousin—and not just any cousin, but my favorite cousin.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
She added: "I've got some cousins that firmly keep my feet on the floor, and I'm sure my mum wouldn't be too shy in telling me if I've got ideas above my station."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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
To compete with their inboard cousins, outboards had to become more powerful without adding so much weight that they threw off the boat’s balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champ Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I frowned as Callaway pointed at one of the redheaded cousins.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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