child

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Instead of being kept there, the child was sent to Denmark for adoption.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Israr Khan, another local resident, told reporters that "all of us have been here since morning. We rescued a child who jumped from the higher floor".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

As with his “Transformers” spin-off “Bumblebee,” he makes movies like a child who loves taking his action figures out of the box and giving them a silly soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Researchers also recovered human remains from the third layer, including a finger bone and a baby tooth from at least one child who was about 11 years old.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Haunted by the accident, Jane Pierce grew desperate to hear from her child: Are you there?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock