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cradle

[kreyd-l] / ˈkreɪd l /




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“We want to look at the full life cycle … not only thinking from the cradle to the grave, but from the point where the raw materials are extracted at the beginning,” Stanton says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Wittenberg, better known to many as a cradle of the Protestant Reformation, is also home to a chemical plant founded in 1915, in the midst of World War I.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

But it is worth noting the influencers and pundits driving this trend tend to have a stronger affinity for the institution than the more casual cradle Catholics.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The 2026 quota request didn’t pass Congress, and Mr. Bessent can kill it in the budget cradle this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The plan then called for a mammoth floating crane, as tall as one of England’s largest cathedrals, to hook into the framework and raise it upward and sideways to a position directly above the cradle.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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