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Ruth is an only child, sheltered by her parents, who are Kenyan immigrants to a working-class neighborhood in Pawtucket, outside of Providence.
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Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Infused into his mundane, bluesy trap music is a lone wolf spirit that comes from being an only child whose father was incarcerated for most of his childhood and whose mother worked into the night.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 July 2025
Beckinsale is the only child of Loe and her first husband, beloved British comedy actor Richard Beckinsale.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Vernon Lee Jumper was born on Feb. 20, 1932, in Phoenix, the only child of James and Evelyn Jumper.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Infused into his mundane, bluesy trap music is a lone wolf spirit that comes from being an only child whose father was incarcerated for most of his childhood and whose mother worked into the night.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 July 2025
Beckinsale is the only child of Loe and her first husband, beloved British comedy actor Richard Beckinsale.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Vernon Lee Jumper was born on Feb. 20, 1932, in Phoenix, the only child of James and Evelyn Jumper.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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