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Howard, of course, began his acting career as a child on The Andy Griffith Show and segued in his young adult years to Happy Days.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Headley was trying to uncover the true identity of a woman in her 30s who had been kidnapped as a child.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
My job as a child was to deadhead or remove the spent blooms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
Anthony played for Elfsborg as a child, but when the family moved to Manchester in 2013, he was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Headley was trying to uncover the true identity of a woman in her 30s who had been kidnapped as a child.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
My job as a child was to deadhead or remove the spent blooms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
Anthony played for Elfsborg as a child, but when the family moved to Manchester in 2013, he was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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