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Recent Examples of kissing cousinUnfortunately, the top-tier Avenir, even with its nearly $60k base price, is outclassed by competitors, including its kissing cousin, the Cadillac XT6.—Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023 There's kissing cousins and then there's this...—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023 Morning glory is easy to grow from seeds in most soils and is a kissing cousin to field bindweed, one of the weed vines for later discussion.—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021 The nut is technically a seed, a kissing cousin to the cashew, and oddly, the mango.—Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2021 Rethink Overalls Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.—Vogue, 28 Mar. 2019 After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018 McConnell is pushing for this legislative change to remove a barrier inhibiting the versatile plant some call marijuana's kissing cousin.—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2018 The organizers walked a razor's edge with scheduling, especially between the Flora and Fauna stages, which were kissing cousins a few hundred yards from each other.—Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
Anyone who got thrown under the bus in the past year’s race to the bottom.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
Wright referred there to the project conducted by scientists at Los Alamos during World War II to win the race with Germany to produce the first atomic bombs, a race the American scientists ultimately won.
And, right from the beginning, tried to focus on the things that are meaningful for me: friends, family, work, of course.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
During their investigation, detectives discovered that Avila-Puebla had a relationship with a family member living at the home where the explosion occurred.
Dividends Many Americans receive income through dividend payouts from stocks.
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Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Together, these releases will test the narrative of a robust U.S. economy against lingering inflation risks, offering clues on whether stocks can sustain their lofty heights or face a reality check.
Culkin has swept the precursors for his hilarious and moving role as a troubled man visiting Poland, the land of his ancestors, with his cousin (Eisenberg).
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
Our group had grown to 10 — members of the Kohlberg family, friends, cousins, a wine executive or two.
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Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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