childhood
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Moving back and forth in time, the film covers the writer’s life from his childhood in late-Habsburg Prague to his final illness, with Idan Weiss in the title role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Nyathi wanted to be a writer from childhood, but her parents pushed her towards a more traditional profession.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Stress experienced during early childhood development is also recognized as a risk factor for psychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
She lost her sight in a childhood illness before the Korean War and by 11 was studying Korean fortune-telling -- predicting subjects' futures based on their birth dates and times.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Most shuls in the Pale are made of wood, too, because of restrictions on using stone. And if this happened in his childhood, it could have been during the pogroms.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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
Nearly a quarter of women in the 1% are first-generation Americans, and about one-fifth experienced times in their childhoods when the main breadwinners in their homes were unemployed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
"This resolution will ensure we are prioritising important skills and learning experiences for students, while protecting their childhoods and well-being by setting research-based screen time limits."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 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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