cousin

Example Sentences

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That explains why the world’s biggest investment manager recently reclaimed a title it had ceded to one-time corporate cousin Blackstone for most of the past five years: Wall Street’s most-valuable publicly traded asset manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

His cousin, Joseph Shabalala, founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 1960 and eventually asked Mazibuko to join.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Al-Saadi, Ashaal’s cousin, knows it’s unlikely that Ashaal is alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Finckenstein had learned that a female cousin of his had joined Ebel’s parish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I’m at ten when Ana’s cousin Charlotte and Tadeo arrive.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko