offspring

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He also has two adult offspring: Daughter Bo is from a previous relationship with Amanda Rushing; he shares son Spencir, 27, with his first wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Mice exposed to prebirth stress, for instance, are liable to evince stress-related consequences as adults, and to some extent their offspring might inherit these consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It added that when a cocker spaniel was bred with a poodle, those characteristics - combined with them having smaller crossbred offspring - could result in more problem behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They suffered the rebukes of their circle and in midnight whispers characterized their offspring as the union of an African goddess and a pale mortal.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead