cousin
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Over a dinner of noodles made from fish and sweet-potato powder, a local delicacy, my grandfather’s aged cousin raised a glass of homemade rice wine to me: “Come home often.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
South-Central L.A. native Angie Bravo, 26, attended the festival to watch “Eres Suficiente,” the short film by her wife’s cousin, Veronica Jurado.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Al-Saadi, Ashaal’s cousin, knows it’s unlikely that Ashaal is alive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In mid-2015, Flores’s other nephews, Efraín Campo and Franqui Flores, then 28 and 30, made a play to join their elder cousin in the big-money league.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
This is why Maggie didn’t tell her about the cousin, or the reunion, or the tribal event.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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