cousin
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If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
The court heard Chiedza and her cousin went to play volleyball at the water's edge.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Breadnut and its cousin, breadfruit, were transplanted from the Pacific to the Caribbean to become food staples for enslaved populations there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“Life gave my cousin Grizz Chapman some heavy battles, but he fought them with strength and dignity until the very end,” Harrison wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Before he received the czar’s telegram, the kaiser had sent the czar a telegram of his own, signed “Your very sincere and devoted friend and cousin, Willy.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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It's All in the Family
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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