infant
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I came to this country as an infant because my father served in the U.S.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Born in France, Fery’s family moved to Wimbledon when he was an infant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Weeks later, they were peering at a tiny infant held up to the camera, in a video call arranged by the agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Other relatives killed in the strikes will also be buried, including Ali Khamenei's infant granddaughter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Ambrose made a few mysterious passes and produced the shell, straight out of the mouth of an awestruck infant mouse.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Like the spine, the human pelvis must balance two competing demands: efficient bipedal walking and birthing large-brained infants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Americans have largely heard about the famous French creche system of public daycares, but the French government also subsidizes the kind of one-on-one at-home care that many parents of infants prefer.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Cronobacter infections had sickened four babies who drank Abbott formula produced at the plant, two of whom died, but the company said there was no proof the infants became ill because of their baby formula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The two other infants who were hospitalized were from Pennsylvania and Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
“Marsupial infants need to have strong arms and claws to climb into their mother’s pouch. Bats have wings.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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