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cradling

verb as in hold in arms; nurture

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The poignancy of this cruel spiritual appropriation is pictured by Jon Henry in 14 photographs of Black mothers cradling sons, their pietà poses sprawled at actual locations of police killings of Black men.

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Sweatband cradling his brow and lion inked on his back, the 31-year-old has boldly written his own legacy.

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Rocki Irish Mayers was born on 13 September, the singer announced in an Instagram post, sharing a snap of her cradling her daughter alongside a picture of miniature pink boxing gloves.

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In one shot, Hindley is seen crouching on a rock, cradling her dog, in an area known as Hollin Brown Knoll.

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On July 14, the DHS X account featured a painting of a young white couple cradling a baby in a covered wagon on the Great Plains with the caption, “Remember your Homeland’s Heritage.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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