children

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I don’t have a spouse, children or grandchildren to spend money on, either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Billy later returned to the US and they lost touch, going on to marry other people and have children.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Together, Ned’s three children could vote the family’s entire block, and Abby had close friends in the business who also owned voting stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Her 80-year-old mother, she added, “still works taking care of little children to cover life’s expenses.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

It never occurred to any of us children that we ourselves were poor; “the poor” were people you took baskets to.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom