babying
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“I was babying it, like fine china,” says the Melbourne, Australia, resident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
O’Neal objected quickly and loudly, telling Barkley to “stop babying these players.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
Her boss, off camera, says she is tired of babying Ms. Garcia.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
But as for the Mariners babying him and not letting him come back, you’d be 100 percent incorrect on this situation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Blake held up a piece of the bread and asked his mother, “Why are you babying her?”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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