child care
Example Sentences
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His mother couldn’t afford child care, so Allen often accompanied her at the studio, where he soaked up tapings of “Sanford and Son” and “The Tonight Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Even families who would be considered well-off elsewhere are struggling to cover necessities like child care and housing in the city, and the run of inflation following the pandemic has made things worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The greatest threat to middle-class happiness may not be the cost of child care.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Another time she couldn’t find child care on the day of a game — a Mother’s Day game.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The interview is multiple-choice: Do I have anything, such as child care problems, that might make it hard for me to get to work on time?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
