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Like many boys growing up in the U.S. in the 1950s and ’60s, I loved baseball and thought I could someday be good enough to play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

In the first episode, Jackie appeared alongside her friends, Lynn and Sue, as they were asked questions about boys at school and their hopes for the future.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Funerals for the victims -- 20 girls and six boys, according to M23 -- are expected to be held on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

All four Mosley kids — their daughter, Jalyn, and three boys, Emmett Jr., Trent and Grant — were brought up on the principle that preparation was paramount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 1944, a strong coastal storm uncovered the missing tombstones under a highway, and these boys scrambled up to see.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman



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