eldest
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Jonathan Burton was a clarion Malcolm, Duncan’s eldest son and heir; soprano Jazmine Saunders had an eerie, offstage cameo as the apparition of the Bloody Child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Karen's eldest is now 22, and she is also grandmother to a one-year-old.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Kim himself inherited power as the third-generation leader despite not being the eldest son," he noted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Wendell was the eldest of four children, two boys and two girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
His daughter Annie—the eldest, and his favorite—contracted an infection and died, leaving Darwin numb with grief.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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