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

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

Their reconciliation seems to owe to their sadness about the state of the world—discontents such as the artificial-intelligence revolution and the Gaza war trouble the background—and their nostalgia for the shared fancies of childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His childhood memories, in many ways, revolve around the mosque.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Dad says it’s because she had a difficult childhood.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler