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Jeremy Heng, a senior clinical psychologist with the Singapore Children's Society, said the stress of multiple disruptions early in a child's life could "negatively affect brain development, emotional regulation, learning and attachment security".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Joseph Addison’s 1712 play “Cato,” to which he and other Founders had a lifelong attachment, rightly earns several references in the script by director Jon Erwin, Diederik Hoogstraten and Tom Provost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Over time, it can destroy the structures that hold teeth in place, leading to bone loss and reduced attachment between teeth and surrounding tissues.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
Gyllenhaal has done the latter, it seems, reverting to flattened characters who don’t require bold artistic leaps or personal attachment, and thus don’t cause heartbreak if a film underperforms.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
By seemingly slight changes the whole character of the substance is changed; for example, not only what is attached but the place of attachment to the carbon atom is highly important.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
It asked the public to "dismiss any message that you have recently received from our account and that is unusual, especially if it contains links, attachments or requests personal information".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It also says never to buy a baby sleeping bag with a hood or without armholes, or one with excess material or attachments, and to make sure to buy the right size sleeping bag.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Don’t open suspicious attachments unless you have verified the sender independently of the original email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
It was a sleek black military-style gunship, with attachments on the sides that looked like laser-guided rockets.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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The Circuit
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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