upbringing
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Vance took a subtly centrist tone in his speech, evoking his blue-collar upbringing while avoiding much of the harsh rhetoric that has made Trump so divisive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The younger Bush was different, leaning into his sun-baked upbringing while keeping one boot firmly back East.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
How can a black boy be fearless in America, Bernadette asks, and answers: What follows for John is a warped upbringing of parental favoritism mixed with cruelly rigorous training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Along the way they reexamine their difficult upbringing and find new ways to communicate that matter more than any artwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
He's managed to pull together donated clothes that are more appropriate to his upbringing.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
The Iranian Lego team, as they also refer to themselves, is a small group that has found broad appeal by capitalizing on Millennial and Gen Z nostalgia for a toy central to their upbringings.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Their upbringings may have been vastly different but the net result is not: they’re winners, as good as it gets at this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
They say the sounds of their respective upbringings often affect their music, sometimes without even being conscious of it — naming L.A.’s specific cadence as unintentional inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025
Their contrasting upbringings is what attracted them to each other, Charles Tyler, a Yale classmate and friend of the couple, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
One cannot blame their surroundings or upbringings for their behavior.
From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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