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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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When I visited, his cousin, now 104, still remembered their final conversation before he took off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

“What if he doesn’t go back? What will happen to him?” said Rachel Adau, the wife of Bior’s cousin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

One morning my cousin Elroy came riding up like he’d seen his own ghost.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney