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child

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /


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Undue influence carries a high burden of proof, particularly when the alleged influencer is an adult child who, your brother will argue, devoted three years to caring for your father.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Seoul, the poster child of the AI-led surge in the first half of the year, shed around four percent, while Taipei lost almost two percent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The only child of Anthony, a chiropractor, and Lorraine, who works in the tech industry, Ippolito was encouraged to audition for commercials after his baseball skills impressed a friend of his parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Junior Ezeonu was born in Nigeria and moved to the US as a young child.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Although she was expecting a third child in September, she would never eat her morning allotment of bread but passed it through the fence to him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

That’s a red flag, if he has two children with whom he has a good relationship, and if no previous will had indicated preferential treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

After 11 years—and 11 children birthed, adopted or fostered—it’s her turn to come first professionally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The first lady has also been involved in efforts to return Ukrainian children taken to Russia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Guinea-Bissau's government prohibited hepatitis B vaccine trials involving children in January.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some say a mythical creature beckons children to the mountain and they are never seen again.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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