children

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The “Chicken Fried” singer and Shelly Brown, the mother of his children, were married for 12 years before filing for divorce in October 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

She is one of an increasing number of people having either no or fewer children, contributing to a national and global picture of falling birth rates.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Bond markets aren’t children, of course, but their challenge to the new Federal Reserve Chairman, Kevin Warsh, who was sworn in last week, is causing something of a fuss.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

In industrial societies, by contrast, children represent a net cost, with resources flowing from parent to child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A prison doctor, she said, had pronounced her low blood pressure a serious condition, one that might leave her permanently disabled and her six children a burden to society.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom