childhood

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It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I learned my family was undocumented at my birth and on through my early childhood.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

His childhood friend Lörinc Meszaros, a former gas fitter, has become the wealthiest man in the country.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Jiller, Rowan's mother, said that since childhood no one had ever seen them apart.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda