child
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The couple want every hospital in the UK to provide an alternative way out for grieving mothers, to "make a different route for a parent who has just lost a child".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The only thing I’ve changed from the traditions I learned as a child is buy things to use them, not to hide them away, even if they occasionally get broken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
As a child, Kendall couldn’t speak English but played sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Each is pictured with a white child they cared for.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Every time I save a child, a tiny part of me imagines it’s you.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
School children gave feedback on what sort of items could be included so that a list could be prepared to help shoppers understand what to put in the boxes.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
"With one family, the social worker asked the children what they would like for Christmas and they asked for pencils and a colouring book," Lee said.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Emily Evans, 21, from Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, is a stay-at-home mum to her two young children.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Several of his claimed children were not actually his, and one of them likely never existed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Tante Bep, with her perpetual, disapproving scowl, was the oldest of the aunts and the one we children liked least.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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