childhood
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His 2009 track Reflecting, which charts his journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a successful musician, was a major turning point for him and grime, he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Mr. Leribault comes to the new directorship with early childhood memories of being impressed by the museum’s “huge statues” in the Egyptian collection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Mallen Kupferer, the daughter of two theater artists and an actor since early childhood, is a wonder to watch, her performance as authentic and awkward as any teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
These memories help form the foundation of long-term memory, whether they involve a childhood milestone, such as the first day of elementary school, or something that happened just minutes earlier, like parking your car.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
He had dropped all pretense of questioning me on my underground activities and seemed especially to enjoy hearing about my childhood.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The next thing I knew, we were emailing about our childhoods in Arizona, our passions for travel, art and music, our career paths, our life goals and our values.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
As if their unconventional childhoods weren’t troubled enough, Asa and Yuru’s twinship comes with another heavy burden: saving the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The film is, he said, is "another parable of parental crisis dressed up as a brightly coloured family adventure" - and a "cautionary tale about online childhoods".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was an experience common to most childhoods, though new to Penelope—that of drifting off to sleep as her parents spoke quietly in another room, trying not to be overheard.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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