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[kid] / kɪd /




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"But he has a good head on his shoulders, is a level kid and hopefully takes it all in his stride."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

As a 21-year-old kid starting my career — well, we didn’t even know we were gonna have careers — but what am I gonna sing?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Here’s what passed as a pool report from the event: “’I knew what I wanted to do so I just did that,’ the kid from Utah told a camera afterward.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

She said the Medeiros song takes her back to "really happy times as a kid" in the back of a VW camper van singing along with her sister while on holiday in west Wales.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

A tall kid with long black hair wearing a sheepskin-lined jean jacket, big silver belt buckle, and a black cowboy hat was looking around the grounds, obviously befuddled.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"I did go to food banks… there's been occasions where I've wanted the kids to be able to do more, more clubs, do stuff with their friends. I've had to say no, I feel terrible."

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

"The box office generally slows during the second half of August as kids start returning to school, but right now business remains extremely strong," said industry analyst David A. Gross.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

They went on a hike with Schalk’s brother and kids to a spot with a beautiful jungle view and large swing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"I remember going in to do a big talk with some young people who had survived cancer and they were like, 'don't call us kids, do not say we're brave.'"

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

I don’t think it’s that big a deal; the little kids in the neighborhood are always as destructive as they are adorable.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2025

Harp gets kidded by one of his former players, Sean Brown, a member of the 1987 championship team who went on to Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 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

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

They’re kidding, but he invites himself along anyway, in the hope that hanging with 20-somethings will miraculously make him hip.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon May 20, 2026

“Everyone was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

I was kidding with Malia before about the spiders, but there probably are spiderwebs everywhere.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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