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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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He woke up around 1 a.m. because his cousin was calling him.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Now a 19-year-old college student, Hedrick remembers the frustration she felt when she and her cousin were asked to leave the mall once, shortly before they turned 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Witnessing a friend of a friend’s cousin credit a famous woman for her maternal nature, side by side with the person who literally gave birth to them, is a unique reality of our modern madness.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

He said he drove the car to get away and had "no knowledge" of colliding with anyone until his cousin called him the next morning.

From BBC • May 1, 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




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