upbringing
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Born in Nottingham in 1956 to St Lucian parents, Alexander was proud of his English upbringing and Caribbean heritage, his sons Matt and Paul say.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Orélien said in a statement released Tuesday that his writing style is rooted in the rhythms of his upbringing in Haiti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Here, Szor and Abraham quietly demonstrate the lengths and risks of their allyship, pitting their relatively comfortable upbringing in Israel against their fervent quest to unlearn a propagandistic way of living.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Fuentes pointed to her own upbringing to illustrate the importance of accessibility programs in the arts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
But it doesn’t take much investigation of his upbringing to realize that he had his Hamburg too.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Perhaps the difference in your upbringings plays a part.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Both had tough upbringings marked by an absent father, intermittently absent mother and reliable grandparents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Iranian Lego team, as they refer to themselves, is a small group that has found broad appeal by capitalizing on Millennial and Gen Z nostalgia for a toy central to their upbringings.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
A former police captain, vice president-elect Edman Lara is known for his humble upbringings and whistleblowing on police corruption.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
One cannot blame their surroundings or upbringings for their behavior.
From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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