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She was initially told that her daughter was vomiting, the filings said, and then forced to wait outside the ranch for hours before being told her only child was dead.
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Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Andrew unsuccessfully pressured Brian to account for what happened to the estate and alleged that the only child drained at least $250,000 from Thomas’ bank account and sold his possessions, worth about $250,000.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Barron is the president's only child with the first lady.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Clear Comfort was where Alice, as the adored only child in a house full of adults, learned to take photographs.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Andrew unsuccessfully pressured Brian to account for what happened to the estate and alleged that the only child drained at least $250,000 from Thomas’ bank account and sold his possessions, worth about $250,000.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Barron is the president's only child with the first lady.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Clear Comfort was where Alice, as the adored only child in a house full of adults, learned to take photographs.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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