childhood
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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
The 23-year-old hopes it would give him the chance to put down roots after spending much of his childhood moving around because of his father's Army career.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Bobby had known Jackie since childhood and they were an odd pair.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
"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
Mr. Windolf, a journalist, begins by detailing how similar his subjects’ childhoods were.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
I doubt that anyone looking at our two childhoods, our circumstances, would ever have predicted we’d land in those halls.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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