eldest
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Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, is Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son and has been serving as a senator since 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
You named your eldest son Remington, after the rifle.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Her eldest son, Pierre, a businessman and former Olympic swimmer, paid for a stay at a friend’s Venice bed-and-breakfast, all but forcing his grieving mother out of Paris and to sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“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
The Lincolns’ eldest son, Robert, a junior officer of General Grant’s staff, was home from the war.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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