parental

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Interestingly, parental gut microbiomes did not appear to influence these birth-related epigenetic changes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The suit says OpenAI created some parental controls, but does not require children’s accounts to be linked to a parent’s account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Central and local government officials have tried with limited success in recent years to incentivise marriage and childbirth, from launching dating apps to boosting child-rearing allowances and subsidising parental leave.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Roughly 30 to 35 countries offer some form of birthright citizenship, particularly across the Americas, with varying degrees of restriction based on parental residency or legal status.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

So the last dinner was just the three of them, she and the parental unit who had raised her.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry