eldest

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Titus hands power to Saturninus, the eldest son of the late Roman emperor, played with a comic spin as a peevish dilettante by Matthew Amendt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Diamond McGill, from Weymouth, says her eldest son - who is now five - had been "very responsive" to screen time as a younger child and was "not in a good way".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

Several times Carla, the responsible eldest, did something crazy.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez