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Everly was disappointed but resigned to being an only child.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The victim-survivor in this case was not the only child Weberman abused.
—Guila Benchimol, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
We are obsessed and Charlie is soaking up her first and last weeks as an only child.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The 185-acre spread was once owned by Margaret Carnegie, the only child of Andrew Carnegie.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The victim-survivor in this case was not the only child Weberman abused.
—Guila Benchimol, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
We are obsessed and Charlie is soaking up her first and last weeks as an only child.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The 185-acre spread was once owned by Margaret Carnegie, the only child of Andrew Carnegie.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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