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Elway moved around as a child, from Montana to Washington to California, following his father's career as a college football coach and learning under some of the best leadership of the time.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The romantic drama follows Audrey (Choi), a woman who struggles between loyalty to her Korean immigrant family and her own American identity, as a child raised in New Jersey.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The polio she was afflicted with as a child leaving her with a limp.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thurmond’s video touted his own background as a child of immigrants and support for a new law that attempts to keep federal immigration agents out of schools, hospitals and other spaces.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The romantic drama follows Audrey (Choi), a woman who struggles between loyalty to her Korean immigrant family and her own American identity, as a child raised in New Jersey.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The polio she was afflicted with as a child leaving her with a limp.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thurmond’s video touted his own background as a child of immigrants and support for a new law that attempts to keep federal immigration agents out of schools, hospitals and other spaces.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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