eldest

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The couple's eldest daughter was not there that day.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and pretender to the throne, was a scheduled speaker, and the event was packed with Iranian monarchists.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Much of Keough’s story in that first episode was focused on her eldest son, Shane.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Her eldest child, a son from a previous relationship who had to go live with his father after she was arrested, would remain in the U.S.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He married a young woman called Giulia in 1562, and Galileo was the eldest of seven children, three of whom seem to have died in infancy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin