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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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This does not mean organoids have memories like we tend to think of them -- such as recalling something from childhood -- but simply that their past is "engraved" on a cellular level, Arlotta emphasised.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

As Panettiere told Jay Shetty on a May episode of his podcast “On Purpose,” those early achievements came at the cost of enjoying a normal childhood.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Yale researcher Martha Gimble explains The Budget Lab’s research into early childhood education and care policies.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

During a two-week period, participants took part in four therapy sessions focused on difficult childhood memories involving criticism.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

And his smile was what I remembered best about him because it felt like something his childhood had accidentally left behind.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

Well, we are currently living through country-changing upheaval, and instead of feeling thrilled, it’s making me and my friends nostalgic for our steady, bland childhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fits in solid America.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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