families

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There are future pros in the transfer pool, Streeter said, but in other cases, families are suffering from a “delusion”: “The parents always think that the kids are an opportunity away from being a star.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Immigrants lived near the mission, and esteemed Spanish Mexican families lived in large mansions around the churches that dot Old Town in the mid-19th century — many came post-Spanish-Mexican wars.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

“With the cost of nursing homes and senior care, more families are looking at other options.”

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The strain extends to the seafarers' families at home, worried about their stranded loved ones -- or in the worst cases, bereaved.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

In time they had children and grandchildren who also learned to fish and build boats, and their families prospered in Trokorpe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo