kissing cousins

noun

plural of kissing cousin
as in stocks

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  1. stocks
  2. races
  3. families
  4. people
  5. blood
  6. tribes
  7. houses
  8. cousins
Noun
  • AppLovin was one of the top-performing tech stocks not that long ago.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those stocks have since bounced back, suggesting the broader thesis may still prove right over time.
    — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of stocks
Noun
  • While non-partisan, the local Republican and Democratic parties have endorsed slates of candidates in this cycle’s school board races.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Funding from super PACs and other outside donors has become a key issue in some races.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • There are larger unresolved issues for the families, including the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, considered the architect of the attack, and four co-defendants that still has not gone to trial.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The question reflected my own years spent watching youth tournaments at Anaheim's American Sports Centers alongside thousands of volleyball families.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • One small study found levels of QAC in household dust rose 62% during the pandemic while levels in human blood rose 77% in just one year.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But at any age, get a checkup for symptoms such as blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of blood
Noun
  • Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The university expects its counts of cultural items to increase as consultation with tribes proceeds and more objects are identified.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • We were guided to interior forests, aged tabby houses and waterway edges.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • In the Argentine Pampas, cousins Guillermina and Belinda cannot wait to grow up.
    — Manahil Tahira, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • McGee was ‘a rockstar’ McGee’s cousins Keyvonna Ward, Shay White and Nana Robinson watched the community response from a different perspective.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousins
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