upbringing
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Befitting the brothers’ upbringing, the group’s music has tended to have a bucolic air, suggesting rolling hills and dark forests rather than the urban expanse more common to its genre.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
According to the study, much of that connection appears to be tied to genetics rather than upbringing alone.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
These were white women who had had a religious upbringing, and they knew that their views would be met with judgment or even animosity from family and neighbors.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Barclay's hour-long spoken word performance draws on his upbringing in Huddersfield and his experience of the industrial landscape of northern England, against a soundtrack of live percussion and horn.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He was a Puerto Rican New Yorker, strong by birth and by upbringing.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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