child
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Michele Heisler, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan, gave birth to her first child after going back to medical school at the age of 30.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dennis Castillo's father won't rest until he gets help for his child.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Whether the proposal involves government-supported family benefits, universal child care, industrial policy, subsidized housing or publicly funded college, the common thread is confidence that centralized institutions can effectively organize resources on behalf of citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“DCOR is the poster child for why the Coastal Commission must retain its … ability to challenge yet another very bad idea that will increase the risk of a spill off our coast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
To them, a teenage girl walking with a younger child will be nothing.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
There wasn’t a smartphone in sight—Rees says she hates technology and has home-schooled her children since learning how reliant schools had become on screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The four of us -- my husband, our two children, and I were on the bed," when the 7.7-magnitude rattler stuck just north of Flores island at around 5.30 am on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
They hear the plaintive calls: Have you seen my mother, my husband, my children?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the US, women are increasingly having children at older ages, while more are choosing not to have children at all.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some say a mythical creature beckons children to the mountain and they are never seen again.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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