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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
Trump’s visit to the Great Lakes State, which proved crucial in his election victory last year, further spotlights the battleground that will also feature a contentious race for an open Senate seat next year to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).
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Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
The reality of postseason life in the void of Jimmy Butler, who, despite his Heat shenanigans, finds himself in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with the Golden State Warriors.
Jennifer Whitlock married her husband, Ronnie Whitlock, in Texas in 2021, weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 blood cancer.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Hunter was immediately urged to go to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a form of leukemia that targets the blood and bone marrow.
Hanni’s Water Balm Mist was made precisely for people who don’t want to lather on lotion.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
The crowd, estimated by Italian police at 200,000, included many young people, some of whom had planned to visit Rome before the death of Francis on April 21.
The last person standing from each team would win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall would win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the tribe, and more importantly, the second slot at tribal council.
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Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Two complaints were filed by conservative legal advocacy groups on behalf of small businesses, and the third by members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe in Montana.
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