cradling
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The father said he was cradling two of the children in his arms as he walked downstairs when Mathewson returned home.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Inside a dimly lit room, participants slept with monitors attached to their heads, some cradling stuffed toys in their beds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“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
Her mother was wearing a hospital gown and cradling a baby: Aru.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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