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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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But Alia, who is 19, and her cousin weren't stopped at any Taliban checkpoints, and made it to the capital.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Korean competitor SK Hynix said in March that it had filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to list American depositary receipts—a close cousin of depositary shares.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She enjoyed hanging out there with her cousin and hated the restriction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

He woke up around 1 a.m. because his cousin was calling him.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Once we arrived in Institute, Daddy took us to the home of Mama’s cousin Nannie and her husband, who could rent us a house.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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