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newborn

[noo-bawrn, nyoo-] / ˈnuˈbɔrn, ˈnju- /


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In an update on Thursday, North Wales Police said a post-mortem examination revealed the newborn was a girl, adding that she may have been in the water for up to a few weeks.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Police searching for the mother of a newborn baby girl whose body was found on a north Wales shoreline have set up a special phone line, urging her to contact them.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Astronomers have generally expected that much of the gas around these young galaxies would still have been nearly pristine, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium, the basic elements that dominated the newborn cosmos.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pop singer Lady Gaga and her fiancé, tech investor Michael Polansky, were recently photographed with a newborn child during an outing in Northern California, according to Page Six.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Acting as if we’re in the synagogue rather than on the side of the road, Father sings a few prayers in honor of the newborn girl.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The $1,000 in free money is a big lure for families of newborns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

That also will enable the government to add about two million additional newborns a year without parents signing up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

In Riverside County, newborns can be surrendered at most hospitals and fire stations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

According to the paper, the inquiry found there was a "complete failure" to protect newborns at the Countess of Chester Hospital and parents were kept in the dark for years over the concerns.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Gorillas don’t name their newborns right away, the way humans do.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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