eldest
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“He only wanted to talk about the painting he was working on,” says Mirabelle Marden, his eldest daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Kim himself inherited power as the third-generation leader despite not being the eldest son," he noted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Everything is intended to go to my eldest grandson, who is unable to manage his finances because of severe mental illness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The eight family members include his mother and eldest daughter.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I ask only minutes. Jane, did you ever hear or know that I was not the eldest son of my house: that I had once a brother older than I?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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