child
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It said, for example, single parents with a disabled child could lose up to £340 per week in benefits if their child started an apprenticeship, exceeding the expected apprenticeship salary of £258 per week.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
As a child, she tried to please him by memorizing his favorite songs and being smart and competent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
It takes time for parents to understand the level of concern I have, even when their child is physically ill in the hospital requiring ongoing care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I will be given an address, and I will collect a child from there.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
It also identified 214 children affected, including 32 Americans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Due to anxiety surrounding their immigration status, figuring out the paperwork for her children has been extremely difficult, Blanca said, as translated by Corona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He added the condition "doesn't discriminate", and learning children could also be affected spurred him on to share his story.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Grandparenting also can bring lots of stress when adult children are faltering as parents, when grandparents are unable to have expected interactions and relationships with grandchildren or when grandchildren have severe emotional or physical problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They were the children of the mushrooms who’d gone before.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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