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School there had already started for the year and the mother, who did not attend school herself as a child, was keeping them home and weighing whether to enroll them next year, Edna said.
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CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Despite his youth, the Gen Zer speaks with the perspective of someone much older—likely the result of confronting environmental loss so early and experimenting with complex technological concepts as a child.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Worthy began his career as a child actor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Nov. 2025
On the 65th anniversary of her courageous integration into an all-White school, here is a look back on how Ruby Bridges broke barriers as a child — and everything to know about where the activist is today.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Despite his youth, the Gen Zer speaks with the perspective of someone much older—likely the result of confronting environmental loss so early and experimenting with complex technological concepts as a child.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Worthy began his career as a child actor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Nov. 2025
On the 65th anniversary of her courageous integration into an all-White school, here is a look back on how Ruby Bridges broke barriers as a child — and everything to know about where the activist is today.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for as a child
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