children

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The 73-year-old king, who has seven children from four marriages, has not announced his chosen heir, though succession rules favour men.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Ms. Dimmock’s sensitivity is apparent throughout—she very deliberately leaves Parker’s children from earlier relationships, a girl and boy, almost completely out of the story, when a less thoughtful filmmaker might have made more of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Lloyd said relapses of Burkitt Lymphoma could be resistant to treatment, but a clinical trial for a new type of treatment for children and young people had offered them hope.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The money in the accounts may also help foster children when they reach adulthood.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

So it was that, late one night, without saying good-bye to wife or children, niece or housekeeper, the two adventurers left unnoticed.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios