cradle
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This essay is adapted from James Traub’s new book, “The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy,” which will be published by W.W.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
They successfully extracted proteins from the enamel of four P. robustus teeth found at Swartkrans Cave, part of South Africa's Cradle of Humankind.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
One of those flashback chapters, “The Cradle of Civilization,” unravels the ironic, ravaging narcissistic, perhaps psychopathic implications of the title.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
The band's guitarist apologised and confirmed that the two members deeply regret their involvement in Cradle of Filth.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
As promised in the list, she brought a Kurt Vonnegut book, Cat’s Cradle, and she read aloud to me, her soft voice mingling with the the frogs’ croaking and the grasshoppers landing softly around us.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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