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  • “Good day, Cousin Robert,” Stephen said, heavily emphasizing the word cousin.

    The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

  • The king, who was as then but in the flower of his youth, desiring nothing so much as to have deeds of arms, inclined greatly to the saying of the lord Harcourt, whom he called cousin.

    Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart

  • The three had been playmates once, and Andre-Louis -- in view of his spiritual relationship with her uncle -- she called her cousin.

    Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • The king, who was as then but in the flower of his youth, desiring nothing so much as to have deeds of arms, inclined greatly to the saying of the lord Harcourt, whom he called cousin.

    The Campaign of Crecy. How the King of England Came over the Sea Again, to Rescue Them in Aiguillon 1909

  • "Well, every time I have seen Mercedes come into the city she has been accompanied by a tall, strapping, black-eyed Catalan, with a red complexion, brown skin, and fierce air, whom she calls cousin."

    The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

  • The king, who was as then but in the flower of his youth, desiring nothing so much as to have deeds of arms, inclined greatly to the saying of the lord Harcourt, whom he called cousin.

    The Chronicles of Froissart 1523

  • But around 12: 30 p.m. the same day, Shafia showed up at Kingston police headquarters to report that his Sentra was missing, along with three of his daughters - Zainab, 19, Sahari, 17 and Geeti, 13, - and Mohammad, whom he described as his cousin.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • Deleroy was one of those who owed his place and rank to the King's favour, as he did his high name, being, it was reported, by birth but a prince's bastard sprung from some relative of Sir Robert whom therefore he called cousin.

    The Virgin of the Sun Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • -- Jonathan AdamsADVENTURE A GRANDER CANYON If you think the grand Canyon is impressive, try paying a visit to its Latin American cousin.

    TIP SHEET TRAVEL 2007

  • If you think the Grand Canyon is impressive, try paying a visit to its Latin American cousin.

    ADVENTURE: A GRANDER CANYON 2007

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