parents

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But some parents complained that their children couldn’t find them in a sea of identical Shibumis, Barnes said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Students were sent there not by parents, but by courts and judges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

So Ivanoff, Kristil's parents and extended family began working to change the law and save other lives.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It was barely noon, but I’d already flown halfway across the country on an early flight to visit my parents for the holidays, and spent two hours in a rental car driving from the airport.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

His real name is Ralph, but his parents nicknamed him in Ojibwe after Animal, from the Muppets, because he’s been pounding and tapping everything in reach since he was born.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith