eldest

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The president's eldest son, Eric Trump, who runs the family business alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr., denied wrongdoing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She traces her relationship with making clothes back to being the eldest child of a seamstress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The Samsung founder's eldest son always thought he would lead the business one day but he was overlooked in the first succession in favour of the youngest brother.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The eldest child of a musical family, Field made his concert debut at the age of 9.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

In the fall of 1959, after a long legal campaign, his eldest child, Joycelyn, became the first black student to enroll at formerly all-white Durham High School.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson