cousin
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After losing both his grandmother and a cousin to cancer, Gu said he understood what she had been facing and naturally became one of the people she leaned on the most.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“He was also a cherished son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend whose love, strength, and kindness touched countless lives,” the GoFundMe post said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Jarunee Phosawad came from Roi Et in eastern Thailand to oversee the cremation of her cousin Kochaporn Sotharat's body and the return home of her ashes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Patricia McLure, one of Anthony Littler's few surviving close relatives, holds a photograph of the cousin who was "like a big brother"
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It’s all household stuff. Baking soda. Stuff like that. My cousin told me how. It’s a chemical reaction, but it’s harmless stuff.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
He said two brothers and two of their cousins were among those killed.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She still urges friends and cousins to apply for MTA jobs because of the benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Love, 85, co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, and friend Al Jardine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
I recently noted that a couple of his Cabot cousins ran the Harvard endowment not that many decades ago, and a family member founded a money management firm as well.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
And considering that Ophie never wanted to be around her cousins, that was saying something about how much she already missed school.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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