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The video, shared on Instagram by Kristin Sitova on July 17, shows the bird, Audrey, bobbing and swaying in rhythm with her adoptive owner, Sitova's husband, Misha Sitov.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
At the conclusion of season 12, Elizabeth, Nathan, Nathan's niece / adoptive daughter Allie (Jaeda Lily Miller), and Elizabeth's son Little Jack (Hyland Goodrich), headed to Cape Fullerton to stay at Charlotte's boarding house to be closer to an insulin lab so Little Jack, who has diabetes.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Alexander is cast as Moses’ adoptive brother Ramses.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In the episode, Arnold is being bullied, so Willis and their adoptive sister Kimberly (Dana Plato) write to Ali claiming that Arnold is dying of a rare tropical disease.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
At the conclusion of season 12, Elizabeth, Nathan, Nathan's niece / adoptive daughter Allie (Jaeda Lily Miller), and Elizabeth's son Little Jack (Hyland Goodrich), headed to Cape Fullerton to stay at Charlotte's boarding house to be closer to an insulin lab so Little Jack, who has diabetes.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Alexander is cast as Moses’ adoptive brother Ramses.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In the episode, Arnold is being bullied, so Willis and their adoptive sister Kimberly (Dana Plato) write to Ali claiming that Arnold is dying of a rare tropical disease.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
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The Winnipeg Humane Society became home for Chelsey in 2016 for about seven months after her previous family abandoned her, the dog's adopted owner, Kiera, told Newsweek via email.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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His adopted brother, Ashtray, as played by Javon Walton, appeared to die in the same scene.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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