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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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"It's easier for older people to say get rid of it because they had a childhood without it - we've grown up with it," said Ruby, 14.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

You write about how you hate feelings, but also movingly about loved ones’ health scares and your childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“This is not a super uncommon kind of origin story,” Togelius said of his childhood gaming experiences.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

They told me that he had the couches specifically designed to look like his mom’s couches in his childhood home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

My mind was racing now, filling this character I now realized I knew into Togbe’s childhood stories.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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