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HTML

<div class="parent">
    <div class="top-child-1">
        <span> This should not get selected. </span>
    </div>
    <a class="top-child-2" href="#">
        <span>  This should not get selected.</span>
    </a>
    <span class="top-child-3">
        <span>  This should not get selected.</span>
    </span>
    <div class="top-child-4">
        <span>  This should not get selected.</span>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.parent * {
    color:red;
}