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children

[chil-druhn] / ˈtʃɪl drən /






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“There is no reason to demolish a park that families across San Francisco love,” Stoppelman said in a statement, adding that he enjoys going there with his children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Zhang Tian, 27, said her mother wants her to have a stable job, get married and have children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is a way of assessing how many children and retired people are dependent on the economic output of the working age population.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The story goes that Disney would bring his daughters to the merry-go-round, sit on a bench and dream of a place where adults and children could be entertained together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Our foster children grew up and went away to jobs or to marry, but they were often in the house for visits.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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