child
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The name on everyone’s lips was the EverCrisp, a large, supersweet love child of a Honeycrisp and a Fuji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“Old Mother West Wind” is not for the jaded child, nor would it suit a poppet raised on sarcasm or innuendo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
She added there was no evidence Foster "deliberately exposed the child to danger" and that no sentence could outweigh the consequences of losing Jaxon.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
They will also note that the “Complicated” singer did not identify the father of her child, leaving her partner’s identity under wraps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Such perfect control is only possible when a child is taken at an early age and carefully and continually taught to practice the muscles which grow stiff in later years.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Travis Barker, the drummer from Blink-182, inducted Collins, drawing tears from the British artist who attended the ceremony alongside his children including Lily of "Emily in Paris" fame.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026
Cullen said she viewed adoption "through the lens of my children and the process I went through with them", and that more care was needed by parents going through it.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Liu was tempted, but decided it was better to stay in the U.S. for the sake of his children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
She also feels that children were "sometimes left in care for too long".
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
While the other children shrieked and chanted, the girl did not sing.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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