eldest

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My uncle Ed, my mother’s eldest brother, was an Augustinian.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And so it’s a bit suspicious that he can’t make his eldest progeny’s wedding.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Jonathan Andic, the Mango founder's eldest child, had called emergency services who recovered the body.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In a filing with a federal district court in Florida, Trump, his two eldest sons Eric and Donald Jr. and the Trump Organization said they were withdrawing the action.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The reader, then, may care to know at the outset that in 1955 the eldest of the Glass children, Seymour, had been dead almost seven years.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger