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Growing up middle-class in tech-wealthy San Francisco, the only child of a father who worked as a mortgage broker in order to practice woodworking and photography, and an architect mother, Victor almost declined her admission to Northwestern out of practical concerns.
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Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007 and Bobbi Kristina was their only child.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 May 2025
On one side of the table are Vivian’s daughters, Lucille and Rennie, as well as Lucille’s only child, Madeline.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Lowenthal died Wednesday in Loxahatchee, a community in Palm Beach County, after a nearly four-year battle with cancer, said his only child, Alena Lowenthal, a former employee at the Miami Herald.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007 and Bobbi Kristina was their only child.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 May 2025
On one side of the table are Vivian’s daughters, Lucille and Rennie, as well as Lucille’s only child, Madeline.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Lowenthal died Wednesday in Loxahatchee, a community in Palm Beach County, after a nearly four-year battle with cancer, said his only child, Alena Lowenthal, a former employee at the Miami Herald.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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