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cradle

[kreyd-l] / ˈkreɪd l /




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Argentine from cradle to grave, for the Falklands, for Diego, for Leo's last outing.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“I’ve had a strong relationship with salsa music since I was young, even though I didn’t grew up in a place that was a cradle for that genre.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

In the past 250 years, a nation once so fragile that it might have been strangled in its cradle has risen above all its major competitors and established itself as the world’s pre-eminent power.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

She instantly rushed to cradle her son, thinking it would be "only a light tremor".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

She gathered spongy moss and old oak punk to stuff into the cradle board and use as a diaper.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

It was like a civics revision lesson in one of the great cradles of democracy.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Shipyards in both ports sent their new vessels from their cradles out into the world.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2025

Morot cradles the head, still that boy dreaming of Fangoria covers.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

I place the ‘umeke in Dad’s hands, and he cradles it. I’ve taken fine-grit sandpaper to the outside to make it smooth and polished it with coconut oil so it gleams. “This is really beautiful.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

After returning from her final visit to Saudi Arabia, Korkejian wrote album opener “On My Own” — a piano ballad cradled by a quivering Mellotron as a full band gradually gathers around her.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

British actress Wunmi Mosaku, nominated for best supporting actress for Sinners, cradled her baby bump in a glittering gown with a cut-out shoulder.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

“The Housemaid” lives and dies by Seyfried’s hand, and she keeps the film cradled in Nina’s white-knuckled grip for each one of its eye-popping 131 minutes.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2026

Pong cradled his injured foot in his lap.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

He entered the bathroom and saw Nix cradling Andrea, who was "limp" and wrapped in a towel.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Martin, the author of the Game of Thrones books, cradling a fluffy wolf-like pup in his arms.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

They focus on motherhood and love, with rounded forms cradling one another and calling to mind the work of Henry Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

To the left, “Painting and Sculpture” clutches a palette while cradling a miniaturized replica of the Dionysus torso from the Parthenon.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Moss woke that night in a terrible sweat, his mother cradling him, shushing him and telling him that everything was going to be all right.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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