child

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Asked shortly after her lone doubles victory at the Queen’s Club why she returned to the tour after a hiatus punctuated by the birth in 2023 of her second child, Adira River Ohanian, Williams shrugged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Bessent said that a $1,000 seed contribution for a newborn could grow to half a million dollars by the time that child reaches retirement age.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A refundable child tax credit, which proved to cut child poverty rates in half during the pandemic, would be an even stronger approach to stabilizing the lowest income families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They’re the golden child of the produce aisle, the ingredient that inspires pilgrimages to farmers markets and endless declarations that this is the year we’ll finally grow our own.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I’d gleaned that Ma had been born in China and had been sold as a child to work as a servant to a wealthy Chinese family.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu