upbringing
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He has said his upbringing left him "quite cynical" of the role of the state compared with many Labour colleagues, aware of its failings as well as its potential to enable opportunity.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.
From Slate • May 7, 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
Despite her thoroughly secular upbringing, Freidenberg maintained a religious sensibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
To quote section thirty-two, line forty-five of the document you both signed, ‘Once a child has been told about his whatnot upbringing, no further contact with the whatnots he was raised with shall be allowed.’
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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