childhood

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The Ballmer Group is one of several foundations that funds Los Angeles Times early childhood education reporting initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He had a difficult childhood and lost both his parents when he was young.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Hansen once cited a childhood encounter with a photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon as the seed of his passion for space exploration.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I learned my family was undocumented at my birth and on through my early childhood.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Even so, he did find true love again with his childhood sweetheart, Edith Carow, whom he married.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple