upbringing
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The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
His dual nationality and peripatetic, bi-cultural upbringing, combined with travel grants in 1927 and 1949 that took him all over Europe, Asia and North Africa, produced arguably the most cosmopolitan artist of his generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Your upbringing taught you a lot about life, and you learned the value of hard work and patience and stamina and consistency by buying and selling homes and building a $6 million nest egg.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Huerta’s upbringing in California’s Central Valley greatly influenced the kind labor advocate she would become.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Blake was not a particularly religious man, though going to church did make him nostalgic for his Protestant upbringing in Holland before World War II. Now, however, his interest in religion was mostly strategic.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
