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[boi-hood] / ˈbɔɪ hʊd /


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By that point, the player, who last summer returned to his boyhood club Rosario Central, had suffered a couple of minor injuries and been sent off in an FA Cup tie with Arsenal.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers after completing his transfer from Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of Midlothian for what both clubs say are "undisclosed terms".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And he says criticism from then manager Rafael Benitez contributed to his potential departure from his boyhood club.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It’s an evolving boyhood, framed with unshowy elegance by cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub against the island’s flat, grassy, weather-rich horizons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He told her of his boyhood in a Pennsylvania town.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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