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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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Cousin Island provided an ideal natural setting for this long-term study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

It turns out they live on Cousin Planet where family secrets are revealed and every conversation is catching up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

“Pre-Thanksgiving-Dinner Cousin Walk,” one Instagram ad for Jif peanut butter read last year over a picture of a guy holding open his jacket with a Jif squeeze pouch tucked inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Cousin Yasmeen Elagha, a law student at Northwestern University, said Israeli forces entered the family home in the communityof al-Muwasi, near the southern city of Khan Younis, around 5 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

“Sarah Pocket,” returned Cousin Raymond, “if a man is not his own neighbour, who is?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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