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
  • The main reasons are sobering though, with most gains coming from data-center construction and wealth creation for those who own AI-dependent stocks.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Stocks fell in response to the data, led by the interest-rate sensitive tech sector, followed closely by materials and industrial stocks.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of stocks
Noun
  • Rockefeller's vast wealth was always a source of conversation and an undercurrent in his political races.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats made high power bills, clean energy and stricter scrutiny of data center contracts the focus on their races.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • This approach would protect families of different faiths while leaving curriculum decisions to state and local officials.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Furthermore, this bill would deliver direct, tangible benefits to everyday American families.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 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
  • The treatment also returned the aging immune system to a more youthful state, including changes to the marrow’s blood-producing tissues.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Breast arterial calcification is calcium buildup in the walls of medium-sized arteries that carry blood through the breast.
    — Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of blood
Noun
  • Others said the state, by negotiating deals behind closed doors, had excluded Native tribes.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Indigenous tribes adopted names including the drying rice moon, the falling leaves moon and the migrating moon.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • Eighty-eight years later, American lawmakers can ironically learn from Germany how to make protecting Jewish houses of worship a national priority.
    — Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Wants clear officer identification (specifically no masks), body cameras, warrants when legally required, due process and protections at schools, hospitals and houses of worship.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • The San Diego Unified School District and members of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, an immigrants rights advocacy group, said the boy was separated from his cousins and uncle, who has been taking care of him after his father was deported last year.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Luis and Samir loved being with their many aunts, uncles and cousins in Washington, and were picking up English, in addition to their native Romanian.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of cousins
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