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Susan is my second cousin.
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One was a match: a second cousin of Fitzjames, five times removed.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Tom Siebel, a major donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign, is a second cousin once removed of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who is married to California governor Gavin Newsom, the Los Angeles Times reported.
—Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Her husband Frederick — known to his friends as Freddie — is a second cousin once removed of Prince William and Prince Harry and is 53rd in line to the throne.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Jen, another mother of two, is married to the very Mormon, very blond Zac (who is, as we are told, Ben Affleck’s second cousin).
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Tom Siebel, a major donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign, is a second cousin once removed of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who is married to California governor Gavin Newsom, the Los Angeles Times reported.
—Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Her husband Frederick — known to his friends as Freddie — is a second cousin once removed of Prince William and Prince Harry and is 53rd in line to the throne.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Jen, another mother of two, is married to the very Mormon, very blond Zac (who is, as we are told, Ben Affleck’s second cousin).
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Second cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20cousin. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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