infant
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The Los Angeles Fire Department took the infant to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In June, it was reported that they had found a further eight sets of infant remains, bringing the total number recovered to 77.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A decade after the eruption, it’s possible that 4.8 billion people lack such freshwater, while the world’s population may have declined to 7.9 billion due to spikes in elderly and infant mortality.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
A highlight: watching Tinkerbell sprinkle pixie dust on his infant twins during an evening parade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Compromise of 1790 is most famous for averting a political crisis that many statesmen of the time considered a threat to the survival of the infant republic.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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By August, archaeologists had completed the third phase of the excavation at the site, during which they found the skeletal remains of 572 people, including children and infants.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The death follows those of two infants in the state’s Lancaster County in mid-August amid a growing measles outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He is in the middle of a public spat with Pennsylvania officials, including Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, after the state health department reported two measles-associated deaths involving infants.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
On my boat, a packed, three-deck pleasure cruise otherwise populated by swimsuit-clad tourists and screaming infants, the story was much the same.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The mothers nursing their tiny infants, the females who gathered around to admire, the youngsters leaping over one another all created the bustle of a peaceful village.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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