children

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The couple's two children, August, aged five, and Ernest, aged two, are "also very excited to have another sibling join the family", the message said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Many of today’s children can expect to live to the age of 100, an increase in life expectancy that will become the norm by 2050, according to the Stanford Center on Longevity.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

By the time the first Gap store opened, the couple had three children, Robert, William and John—each of whom would eventually be involved with the company, as executives or directors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A large group of children runs behind her, with some of those kids resembling students from the art club.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Somehow he had taught Marlene to kneel down and to lift her trunk at his command, and the children loved this.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo