eldest

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Grohl also had an ideal music-taste mentor in her father, who told his eldest all about Björk and acquiesced to playing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He stepped down as prime minister in 2023 and handed power to his eldest son, Hun Manet.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

And so it’s a bit suspicious that he can’t make his eldest progeny’s wedding.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

In a filing with a federal district court in Florida, Trump, his two eldest sons Eric and Donald Jr. and the Trump Organization said they were withdrawing the action.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

He put his eldest son, John, in charge of the Brookline office and left Harry Codman in Chicago to guide the work on the world’s fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson