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parent

[pair-uhnt, par-] / ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær- /


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Shares of Block, the parent company of Square and Cash App, surged almost 17% Friday.

From MarketWatch

Jo said the family's current situation was "horrendous" and was "every parent's worst nightmare really".

From BBC

As brands sell children eyeshadow, lip gloss and skincare, parents face a dilemma: How young is too young to expose children to beauty?

From The Wall Street Journal

AllHere’s tech included an automated text messaging service that would send “nudges” to parents in an effort to improve their child’s classroom attendance, according to an indictment charging Smith-Griffin.

From Los Angeles Times

A parent might have a good idea how a child would react.

From BBC