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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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After nearly 50 years of exile, he hoped the events of that day meant he could soon go back and see what became of his childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Although more research is necessary before these findings can be used in clinical practice, the study provides a new way to investigate how the autistic brain processes faces and how those responses change throughout childhood.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Soon after moving in, Johnson papered the walls with vintage wallpaper that perfectly matched the floral print from her childhood home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Visiting it brings back childhood memories of watching a launch in awe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

I had known from childhood that the earth opened and the heavens rained fire upon liars, but I met his gaze.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Though the Womacks come from a line of West Virginian horse breeders, there was nothing Americana about the childhoods of BG, Zeimani and Kucha.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

As if their unconventional childhoods weren’t troubled enough, Asa and Yuru’s twinship comes with another heavy burden: saving the world.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The film is, he said, is "another parable of parental crisis dressed up as a brightly coloured family adventure" - and a "cautionary tale about online childhoods".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

It was an experience common to most childhoods, though new to Penelope—that of drifting off to sleep as her parents spoke quietly in another room, trying not to be overheard.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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