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infancy

[in-fuhn-see] / ˈɪn fən si /


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Quantum machines are in their infancy and while many companies are racing to build a scalable computer, nobody is known to have succeeded yet.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The findings, published in Cell Press Blue, suggest that epigenetic changes present at birth can influence how gut bacteria develop during infancy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

But much of the technology is still in its infancy, and there’s still time to get it right.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Although the technology remains in its infancy, there has been tremendous technical progress over the past year alone.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Europeans in those days tended to view children as moving straight from infancy to adulthood around the age of seven, and often thereupon sent them out to work.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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