premature
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Appeared in the April 9, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Declares Premature Victory'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Premature babies and high-risk infants in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from the drug.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
Premature deaths mean lost contributions to the workforce and economy.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025
Premature births, after years of steady decline, rose sharply in the U.S. between 2014 and 2022.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
“From the old forbidden books. The Premature Burial. And the others. The Pit, the Pendulum, and the ape, the chimney, the Murders in the Rue Morgue. In a book I burned, yes!”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Vocabulary lists containing premature
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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The Catcher in the Rye
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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