kid
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“It makes you feel like a kid again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
A native son of Southport, England, Fleetwood would even sneak onto the grounds as a kid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They saw me as their kid sister—the pest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I had to raise myself. I was actually a street kid," he told lawmakers.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Folks are probably laughing, knowing I’m a farm kid trying for adventure.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In family playrooms, the researchers watched young kids play with Lego sets, and came away with three conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Sara Tidy said there were "literally hundreds of cars" and "kids playing tennis" to keep them entertained.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Actress Emmy Rossum discusses her ideal morning routine with sunrise walks, a specific bench in Central Park and elaborate handshakes with her kids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“A lot of kids in here, they don’t understand that ... you hate to waste an opportunity, even if it’s one and even if it’s your first time,” he said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I look at Grandma, and she, too, isn’t the least bit concerned about the heights that the kids are reaching.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2025
“I remember walking across the street to Pickles before the playoffs started. My kids kidded me, said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if you just walked in there?’”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The charming, comic sequence in which Elliott’s mother overlooks E.T. among a closetful of stuffed animals both kidded and celebrated the character’s potential take-home commodification; Spielberg was now also in the toy business.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
I’m seeing a therapist and already feeling better, but I’m kind of shook by how easily I kidded myself that I was fine.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2022
On his payday we drove downtown to Division Street and brought presents for my sisters, and he actually kidded around with Mama.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Hearing the poems recited in the epic Greek of antiquity would be a purist’s ideal—nothing more authentic than that—but who are we kidding?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
These statistics suggest that some analysts may be kidding themselves — and us — when they argue that the Nasdaq composite’s recent drop is healthy — nothing more than a normal bull-market rotation between sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
When harangued by CNBC’s Joe Kernan to “reject” the winners, Jeffries replied, “Donald Trump is the president right now. Are you kidding me?”
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
The Lakers embattled basketball boss smartly acquired renowned shooter Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks in early February for Gabe Vincent and a second-round draft pick and … are you kidding me?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
His look seemed to say, Are you kidding me right now?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
