children

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One US citizen who contracted Ebola in eastern DRC was taken to an isolation unit in Germany last week, along with his wife and four children.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I’m talking about infants, about children, about pregnant women.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

So with the average cost of raising a single child costing more and more, young people make a reasonable calculation on how many children are worth having.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Waring suggests that bringing children up in the UK today is less appealing than it was for her parents' or grandparents' generations.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Of course Betsie had always seemed older because she couldn’t run and roughhouse the way other children did.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom