child

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Licadho said it has documented 23 suicides and dozens of cases of migration, child labor and decreased food consumption linked to microfinance debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The process took several minutes and resembled a child learning to fold clothes for the first time.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He smiled at me, the broad, slow smile I had loved since he was a child.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom