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child

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /


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Even families who would be considered well-off elsewhere are struggling to cover necessities like child care and housing in the city, and the run of inflation following the pandemic has made things worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In their world, a sit-down lunch at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant can easily top $100, an after-work drink can run $30, and tuition for many private schools is nearly $70,000 a year—per child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He also joked about Leavitt, saying he would take her place on the condition "she would be vice president for a couple weeks" when his wife Usha gives birth to their fourth child in July.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

As a child he performed in productions of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Les Misérables.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

They’d discuss what kind of destiny the name would bestow upon the child.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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