childhood

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“This is not a super uncommon kind of origin story,” Togelius said of his childhood gaming experiences.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Away from Formula One paddocks and movie sets, Verhoeven's story began amid a turbulent childhood in Bergen op Zoom, near the Belgian border.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Busch emerged from a childhood in Las Vegas—where he sped a go-kart around his family’s cul-de-sac—to become one of racing’s premier showmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

We named her after my dear childhood friend, Constance Davis, whom we’d affectionately called Dit.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson