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As an only child to a family of Greek immigrants in Ventura, Christie grew up fascinated with motorcycles.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The couple legally wed in May 2022 and welcomed their only child together, a son named Rocky Thirteen in November 2023.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Bragg's parents wanted their only child to be open and experience all kinds of people.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Barbara Joan Levinsohn was born on Feb. 28, 1935, in Brooklyn, the only child of Rubin Levinsohn, who owned a clothing store in Lower Manhattan, and Eleanor (Davidson) Levinsohn, a junior high school teacher.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
It’s been 30 years since Kurt Cobain died, and his only child — daughter Frances Bean Cobain — took to Instagram on Friday (April 5) to honor her dad and her journey with grief over the course of her life.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on April 18 that year.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
The former Food Network star and her ex-husband, clothing designer Todd Thompson, celebrated the birth of their only child together in 2008.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
King's son and only child Ian died by suicide in 2022 at the age of 26.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The couple legally wed in May 2022 and welcomed their only child together, a son named Rocky Thirteen in November 2023.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Bragg's parents wanted their only child to be open and experience all kinds of people.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Barbara Joan Levinsohn was born on Feb. 28, 1935, in Brooklyn, the only child of Rubin Levinsohn, who owned a clothing store in Lower Manhattan, and Eleanor (Davidson) Levinsohn, a junior high school teacher.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
It’s been 30 years since Kurt Cobain died, and his only child — daughter Frances Bean Cobain — took to Instagram on Friday (April 5) to honor her dad and her journey with grief over the course of her life.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on April 18 that year.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
The former Food Network star and her ex-husband, clothing designer Todd Thompson, celebrated the birth of their only child together in 2008.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
King's son and only child Ian died by suicide in 2022 at the age of 26.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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