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cradle

[krayd-l] / ˈkreɪd l /




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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

She instantly rushed to cradle her son, thinking it would be "only a light tremor".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

She threw Héctor into his cradle and tore Papi’s clothes off their hangers by the bed.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In Greenford, west London, Sir David gently cradles a tiny harvest mouse before releasing it into a meadow.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

It’s why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called in the National Guard before planned protests in San Antonio, one of the cradles of Latino political power in the United States and the home of the Alamo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

Looking into her face, he cradles her and gently rocks her back and forth before bending and gathering Chou into his arms also.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Jackson told reporters that he cradled King's head as he died - although other witnesses did not confirm that account.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Once she was cradled in Luna’s limbs, Hill did not come down for more than two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“Turn a little bit sideways!” a photographer requested, and Hathaway laughed and complied, cradling her stomach proudly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“A stroller is a lifesaver here,” Woodruff said as mothers cradling young children appeared from every direction as they climbed the winding dirt paths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

He entered the bathroom and saw Nix cradling Andrea, who was "limp" and wrapped in a towel.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Martin, the author of the Game of Thrones books, cradling a fluffy wolf-like pup in his arms.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He sat in the tub, cradling his broken camera in his arms.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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