eldest
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In her teens, Michelle Huynh, the eldest daughter of migrant parents in Australia, made a promise to her family that she would become a millionaire by the time she turned 30.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Born in Tlatlaya, Mexico, on March 3, 1974, Lorenzo Salgado was a man of routine, Ronaldo Salgado, his eldest son, told a press conference on Wednesday, the day after his death.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
It's sequenced with another cross-generational saga, The Test, where Madonna and her eldest daughter, Lourdes Leon, thrash out their differences over a spacious, trancey instrumental.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Nara and Lucky Blue Smith, 28, married in 2020 and share four children: eldest daughter Rumble Honey, son Slim Easy, Whimsy Lou and infant Fawnie Golden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But with the threat gone and his family arrived from Dresden, Tycho began to settle in at the castle, sending his eldest son back to Denmark to fetch four large observing instruments from Hveen.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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