child
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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
Growing up in the small, close-knit community of Draperstown, County Londonderry, Laura said she she was very fortunate to be treated like any other child by her peers and teachers.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"My path really begins in that little church in Mondolfo in the Marche region, where, from the time I was a child, I would go with my mother to help clean that building," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It looks like Elisha covered the woman’s expenses until she gave birth, then went on with his life, forgetting both her and their child.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
In announcing the Online Safety Bill, Luxon said "one in three children aged between 13 and 17 are now spending at least five hours on social media a day".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Sykes asked if he could continue treating just children but was told he had to accept adults as well, or give up the NHS work.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
And just as importantly – how many people, let alone children, know or care who Ken Griffin is?
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
“They’re all packed by the door. Oh I wish I could go back with you—but I’ve got batches of cookies still to bake and I promised Flip and the children I’d wait for them.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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