cradle
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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
He rightly calls Australia “the cradle of song culture in birds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Argentine from cradle to grave, for the Falklands, for Diego, for Leo's last outing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
As Greek archaeologist Theotokis Theodoulou proclaimed, “This is the cradle of underwater archaeology.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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She cradles the infant Jesus in her left arm, the latter seen in the act of blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Shipyards in both ports sent their new vessels from their cradles out into the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
His mother, Najat, 24, kisses him gently on his cheek and cradles him to quieten him.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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He was cradled in her arms - his eyes wide and his cheeks sunken.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Shurtz, cradled his head and said a prayer, according to “Days of Anguish, Days of Hope,” a book based in part on the diary of the chaplain, who survived the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
The second one wore the prettiest hijab cupping her rosy, brown cheeks, and she cradled a bejeweled lantern.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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“My position on the closure is I see it as a loan the city gave us during an emergency pandemic,” said Roche, a car-shop owner who was cradling his leashed Bengal cat, named Cheetah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Inside a dimly lit room, participants slept with monitors attached to their heads, some cradling stuffed toys in their beds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Chris Manak walked into his Highland Park bar Gold Line cradling a formidable lizard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was hard to believe how content Stephen Kellner looked, cradling me in his arms, his lips resting in a kiss on my fine baby hair.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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