children
Americannoun
noun
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The ban has been broadly welcomed by campaigners, including a group of bereaved parents who say their children died as a result of a variety of harms on social media.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
“People really just need to pay attention to how they feel, especially if they have underlying health conditions, and watching children as well,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
We also donate monthly to a food bank that provides backpacks filled with food for children to take home over the weekend.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026
PHILADELPHIA—Don Mattingly hasn’t spent many Father’s Days with his children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Some faded Daguerrotypes of children who by now must have children and grandchildren of their own.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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