children

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In ‘Children of the State,’ award-winning writer Jeff Hobbs spent months inside juvenile facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Mr. Davies wrote that Mr. Cribbins “loved being in Doctor Who. He said, ‘Children are calling me grandad in the street!’”

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

“That was a real hero, the mother, not me. The mother was a real hero. Can you imagine you standing yourself in front of a gun and screaming ‘Children!

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021

“Hannity’s vision of future schools is a scene right out of ‘Children of Men,’ ” another user wrote, referring to the dystopian near-future world of Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 film.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2019

“Or this: ‘Children should neither be seen nor heard.’”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood