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cousin

[kuhz-uhn] / ˈkʌz ən /
NOUN
family relation
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In old Hollywood’s thinking, television was cinema’s inferior cousin.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

That night, having initially been treated as a suspect, she sat in the interview suite at Stretford Police Station and named her cousin, 35-year-old former mechanic Simon Richardson, as the driver.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Looking a little like a forgotten McConaughey cousin?

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Its corporate cousin Volkswagen, and direct rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz, all produce cars in factories across the South, in some cases for global export.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“But, right before he passed away, a successful industrialist and distant cousin named William Maxwell was discovered living in Los Angeles. As the only heir, he inherited all of this.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

They are cousins who have been playing together since they were 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Jersey is home to a thriving red squirrel population, thanks to the complete absence of grey squirrels, which carry a virus deadly to their red cousins.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The company selling you the annuity and the company making the loan are often cousins.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

But only one of the four siblings uses it regularly, and that person’s children and grandchildren have grown up enjoying it while many of their other cousins have rarely visited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

After months of living with the old woman, the cousins had seemed to decide that Aunt Rose was suddenly worth their time.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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