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[kid] / kɪd /




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“We’re told, ‘Oh no, your kid needs an iPad in kindergarten.’

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Then we’re racing to Venice Beach, which has been my favorite since I was a kid.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

But, she says, "there's a reason behind it. It's not the mum trying to make her kid the special one."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“I want the woman who’s 25 or 30 or 35, who’s just had her first kid and is like ‘what’s going on?’”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The kid who was sitting next to Dad in the auditorium is holding on to Dad’s hand and dragging him along toward the refreshment tables.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“We really wanted to start with baby steps to get people used to outside and then go into letting your kids take the lead and learn from them.”

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Like most of the middle-class kids in the class of 1978 at Jefferson High in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Walter worked in high school.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

And reacting online to the clip of Owen, another parent wrote: "Parents and potential parents do not listen to this man. Tell your kids you love them everyday, even when it annoys them."

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

I savor every second of summer moments like this, where my kids spend hours outside.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Dad seems like he’s trying hard to keep the irritation out of his voice when he says, “You know what I think would be nice—leaving my kids with at least one parent!”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2025

“You used to have parties here all the time,” she kidded him in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

On a flight to Chicago, Devers kidded Bello he would hit two homers on Friday.

From Washington Times Jul. 15, 2023

In flight, Sadat kidded her about her salary; his was only $12,000.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2022

“You sent me to bed without a story last night,” Maniac kidded.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

You’re not kidding when you say there’s a lot to think about!

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

I’m kidding: Even under normal circumstances, giving private companies this much power is likely to incentivize inventing enemies to fight or drive unnecessary spending.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

“My mom made $34,000 a year, single mom raising three kids — she couldn’t pay $4,000 for me to play club soccer. Are you kidding? She couldn’t pay $400,” Donovan said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Responses were respectful but hoped she was kidding.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

“Well, you weren’t kidding when you said it was big, Delsie. Now I understand why a regular ladder wouldn’t do.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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