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Which actor portrayed the Sundance Kid in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

kid

[kid] / kɪd /




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Nettles told his students this week at Alliance Cindy & Bill Simon Technology High School in Watts, “I just remember, as a kid, that there was a lot of chaos. That’s all.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

"When I was eight or nine I was beating adults at chess and they were raging when they lost, like 'I just lost to a little kid'."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

If you’re trying to understand what’s happening online: Raising a kid today requires spending a lot of time navigating digital platforms.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

The Duo has just 2X zoom, which wouldn’t cut it for the dozens of pictures I take of my kid every day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

I used to sleep in there the odd time I stayed over as a kid.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The rise of households with two working parents combined with frequent work travel and packed kids programming has created a demand for operational support, especially for those without family nearby to help.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

“My kids do tease me all the time, though, and say that it’s going to kill me.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

As an epidemiologist, I simply would not be worried about my kids eating acrylamide .

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

"And if you're a parent, then you've got kids at home and it's just a bit more chaotic," she says.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

He tells the kids that they can come up and pick which musical instruments they want to try out for the day.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2025

“I remember walking across the street to Pickles before the playoffs started. My kids kidded me, said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if you just walked in there?’”

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2023

His father was a boilermaker on the Lake Erie Railroad and Lujack was often kidded that he should have gone to Purdue, not Notre Dame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2023

The charming, comic sequence in which Elliott’s mother overlooks E.T. among a closetful of stuffed animals both kidded and celebrated the character’s potential take-home commodification; Spielberg was now also in the toy business.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2022

On his payday we drove downtown to Division Street and brought presents for my sisters, and he actually kidded around with Mama.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

“I’m not kidding — this is the best kicker/punter I’ve seen,” Yabu said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

You’re not kidding when you say there’s a lot to think about!

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

I’m kidding: Even under normal circumstances, giving private companies this much power is likely to incentivize inventing enemies to fight or drive unnecessary spending.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Hearing the poems recited in the epic Greek of antiquity would be a purist’s ideal—nothing more authentic than that—but who are we kidding?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Brandy punches her the way a friend does, kidding around.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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