eldest
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“He only wanted to talk about the painting he was working on,” says Mirabelle Marden, his eldest daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
When her eldest started walking, she says "we always held hands, but had a wrist strap connecting us in case she tried to run off".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I have tried to drum it into our eldest and she doesn’t want to hear about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Everything is intended to go to my eldest grandson, who is unable to manage his finances because of severe mental illness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Derek and his eldest son pushed the bed under a small plastic skylight in the ceiling, and Javari came back with a metal bat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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