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
  • Tuesday’s struggles for AI stocks began in Asia, where a South Korean AI company, Elice, confronted a rough welcome to the stock market.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Investors and sports fans can now take their shot at becoming partial owners of one or both teams through pure-play sports stocks, or just pass.
    — Robert Gray, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stocks
Noun
  • Its stated purpose is to help Democrats win competitive Pennsylvania House races and flip the chamber.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, American Future PAC has spent at least $30,000 across 10 promos targeting state races in Alabama, Illinois, Georgia and Maryland.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • Both have become tools for wealthy families seeking easier travel or a fallback if political and economic conditions worsen at home.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 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
  • Hutch seemed unhurt beyond a twisted knee, but Ed, stripped naked, was a mass of small cuts and bright greening bruises that made an awful background for ridges of clotted blood.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The survey data included morning blood draws from fasting military members.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of blood
Noun
  • Some environmental groups agree tribes should have a greater say, yet support the project because it’s pitched as a major cleanup effort.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Native American tribes say the approximately 520-acre site in Virginia is sacred.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • There’s nothing more calming than watching people try to redo their houses into the home of their dreams.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • For cousins Maribeth Ryan and Matthew Kineke, October 1989 was a time of mourning.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Perfect Road, a documentary from Danish directors and cousins Adam and Christian Bonke, follows him on an extreme journey through some of Europe’s highest mountain passes, while also providing a meditation on modern life and character study.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cousins
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