eldest
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You named your eldest son Remington, after the rifle.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
My two eldest graduated from a school system that required Regents exams—subject-matter competency tests that measure students’ baseline proficiency and stress-test whether the system itself is serving students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Her eldest son, Pierre, a businessman and former Olympic swimmer, paid for a stay at a friend’s Venice bed-and-breakfast, all but forcing his grieving mother out of Paris and to sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
When her eldest started walking, she says "we always held hands, but had a wrist strap connecting us in case she tried to run off".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The village would be quiet without the eldest twins, but she was confident that Ivan and his brothers would fill that void in no time.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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