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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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Both of those professions require analytical thinking - a gift Bielsa also possessed from childhood.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The indoor childhood isn’t a natural cultural shift; it is in part a policy choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The researchers are continuing to follow the participating children to better understand how early-life epigenetic patterns and microbiome development influence health later in childhood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Based on his 1997 children’s novella, this economical piece of autofiction chronicles a life-changing cross-country flight in 1962 from Travolta’s childhood home in New Jersey to the sunny streets of Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Then we spend the rest of the lunch period talking about what Dad told me about Gram’s childhood and what I found in her closet.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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