eldest
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Their eldest son, 26-year-old Ortiz Jr., is near the end of his enlistment and was planning to buy a house in Riverside for his wife and two young children to start their next chapter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
While his two eldest sisters were away at boarding school, their mother, Frances, ran off with the man who would become her second husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But his eldest son is now within reach of the presidency, his wife and another son are headed to the Senate, and his youngest son and brother to the lower house of Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In New York a month ago, Medvedev reflected on the role of genetics when explaining how his eldest daughter has "my personality on the court".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ivan’s eldest brothers were over twenty years old.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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