infant
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The door to the neonatal intensive care unit was locked, according to Jaweria, a woman who said she lost her infant in the blaze.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The bottom line is that there is really no alternative — particularly for infant care,” Gandhi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
His San Gregorio Polyptych, painted in 1473, depicts the Virgin Mary holding an infant Jesus Christ, flanked by St Gregory and St Benedict as well as several angels.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Or Vance, who is 42 with an infant at home.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In fact, she had narrowed her life to a relationship with a woman fifteen years older who assumed a power over her greater than that of a mother over an infant.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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They were powerless against the will of the state, social workers and religious organisations, and the system which supplied infants to adoptive families.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The statement gave a death toll of 14, who according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif were all infants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Studies show RSV hospitalizations falling by roughly 80% among infants who get it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even with the ongoing transition, there are not enough child-care slots to care for all of the toddlers and infants who need it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Their mother is calm and amazingly clever at carrying around two infants.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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