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[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /


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The international style of architecture, which dominated global trends in the 1950s and 1960s, is widely seen as a child of the Bauhaus.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“But when a parent comes up to me and thanks me for writing about their child, it’s the greatest feeling in the world,” Sondheimer said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

A parent with reliable child care can finish a credential or hold a shift.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The family are now urging parents to consider organ donation should they lose a child and thanked the hospital staff and others who have supported them.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

I will simply be a teenage girl walking along the street, holding hands with a younger child.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

She's been advised she may not be able to have children after the age of 30 because of damage to her reproductive organs.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

McMahon said parents should be able to object when they believe AI isn’t helping their children, while acknowledging schools are still learning what effective AI education looks like.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

A couple of weeks later, one of the client’s teenage children commented on a video Trujillo shared of the property, “That’s my house!”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“My husband and I went away with our two children and we all sat down and discussed it.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Father could never bear a house without children, and whenever he heard of a child in need of a home a new face would appear at the table.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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