upbringing
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Davey Lopes rose from a rough-and-tumble Rhode Island upbringing to become the Dodgers’ leadoff batter and second baseman as part of a historic infield from 1973-1981.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Kim Il Sung’s upbringing gave the young man a front-row seat to the power of faith—its power to mobilize and inspire awe, devotion, fear or zeal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Coda, which he is taking on a tour of the country, goes back to his upbringing.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Adams had an itinerant upbringing, spending a formative part of his early years in Europe before moving to Ohio, where he attended high school and college.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The practical, pragmatic part of our upbringing wouldn’t allow me to put much stock in the gentle, well-intentioned platitudes people would heap on us a few days later at the funeral.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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