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child

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /


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As he is played by the most charming man in television, we are instinctively on his side — and Lucky loves him, even though he made her, still a child, an accomplice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The working parent might provide a dollar amount for every year of marriage after a child is born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The “Dirty Grandpa” star, who is currently expecting her first child with partner Chris Abbott—then made the decision to change tactics.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

"I remember that as a child I climbed up there, all the way to the main roof tile," former salt farmer Omer Hot said, gesturing at the seven-metre-high storehouse roof.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Yet, she met respectable friends in Rochester, and grew from a child bride into a competent woman.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey said commuting habits have changed and far fewer school children walk to school, according to a Reuters report.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has admitted he "got it wrong" when he falsely accused a man on social media of filming children in a Glasgow park.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

And representatives for both companies said getting children off their parents’ plans wasn’t a motivator for the new offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Not only are both Alison and Lezley accomplished visual artists, and Tracye a successful writer, but so are their respective children.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

For, screaming children aside, All Hallows’ Eve was already a most unsettling time.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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