childhood
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Brunson comes from an NBA family, but his childhood was hardly one of limitless luxury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
In childhood, he paints an abstract picture of God in which the Almighty eerily resembles a movie camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
For many of this group Messi was never simply a team-mate first, he was the childhood idol on television, the reason some of them picked up a ball at all.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Deep observers of his catalog also view it as his most biographical feature, citing how closely Satsuki and Mei’s bucolic retreat resembles a chapter in the filmmaker’s childhood when his own mother was gravely ill.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Dad says it’s because she had a difficult childhood.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Rothwell's role in Coronation Street had been written with him in mind - as the creator Tony Warren had worked with him during their childhoods on BBC Radio's Children's Hour.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
It also has some surprisingly effective dramatic moments, such as when she confesses to being such a careerist that she missed her kids’ childhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The siblings, who spent their childhoods on the road and in recording studios with him, joke that he was always doing a benefit show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Born in Danville, Indiana, in 1915, Harvey's upbringing was a world away from the elite childhoods of most CIA officials, a fact he was conscious of throughout his career.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
