upbringing
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The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
His dual nationality and peripatetic, bi-cultural upbringing, combined with travel grants in 1927 and 1949 that took him all over Europe, Asia and North Africa, produced arguably the most cosmopolitan artist of his generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
"My mum was like, they're probably going to have more opportunities and a better upbringing if they move to a country where people of mixed-race backgrounds are more common."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The 75-year-old actor reflected on his upbringing, early career, and decades-long relationship with Hawn, 80, in a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Knowing this, even William, wildly in love, had spent a long time “wrestling with myself, and with my upbringing, and with my past and with the future” before he proposed.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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