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His youngest son, Chet, was born in February, and his middle son, 2-year-old Beau, is experiencing a classic case of new-baby jealousy.—Lucy Feldman, Time, 22 Apr. 2026 This is a classic case of a player like Reese, 20, who has arguably the biggest upside in this year’s draft.—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 Barrus would be the classic case.—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026 This apparent resemblance was actually a classic case of pseudomorphism.—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classic case