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parental

[puh-ren-tl] / pəˈrɛn tl /


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As burdensome as parental controls can be, the easiest way to do it is to set device-level app time limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Meta is trying to show regulators we have a child safety system, we have parental controls and we're rolling it out across our platforms," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Possessions are often “tangible symbols of love and perceived parental favor,” Birkhofer says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

One of Tomlinson’s largest shifts in perspective was no longer feeling parental responsibility toward her three younger siblings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Pearl waited for a parental platitude to follow: Life isn’t fair, or Fair doesn’t always mean right.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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