upbringing
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Vance took a subtly centrist tone in his speech, evoking his blue-collar upbringing while avoiding much of the harsh rhetoric that has made Trump so divisive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The younger Bush was different, leaning into his sun-baked upbringing while keeping one boot firmly back East.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
How can a black boy be fearless in America, Bernadette asks, and answers: What follows for John is a warped upbringing of parental favoritism mixed with cruelly rigorous training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For Cavanagh, this is a world away from his working class upbringing in Belfast.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The “out” sounds like “oot,” a relic of Dad’s Canadian upbringing.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
The Iranian Lego team, as they refer to themselves, is a small group that has found broad appeal by capitalizing on Millennial and Gen Z nostalgia for a toy central to their upbringings.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Their upbringings may have been vastly different but the net result is not: they’re winners, as good as it gets at this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
A former police captain, vice president-elect Edman Lara is known for his humble upbringings and whistleblowing on police corruption.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
They sat in small circles alongside therapists and police officers, discussing their upbringings, their hopes for the future and swapping techniques for dealing with sadness and stress.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
I'd always known that my mom and I had completely different upbringings.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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