cradle
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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
A steel cradle, designed to hold your phone horizontally, has been placed on a fence post.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The goal was to show clients that JPMorgan thinks about covering its clients from cradle to grave, rather than just for opportunistic transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
After she hung up, Michael returned the phone to its cradle, tightened the laces on his Jordans, and knocked lightly on the bathroom door.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In the tender maternity shoot, Jepsen cradles her bump in bed alongside Marsden Greif-Neil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Surrounded by Renaissance masterpieces, this was a meeting in one of the great cradles of Western civilisation.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
William cradles a book by Saint Augustine in his big hands.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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Shurtz, cradled his head and said a prayer, according to “Days of Anguish, Days of Hope,” a book based in part on the diary of the chaplain, who survived the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
British actress Wunmi Mosaku, nominated for best supporting actress for Sinners, cradled her baby bump in a glittering gown with a cut-out shoulder.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
It was late, and the store was out of disposable bags, so I tucked some of the loot into my dance bag and cradled the rest in the crook of my arm.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
He closed the book and cradled it in his arms like a child.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“A stroller is a lifesaver here,” Woodruff said as mothers cradling young children appeared from every direction as they climbed the winding dirt paths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Meyer shared a photo of Ogunlesi lounging at home and cradling their little one in his arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
To the left, “Painting and Sculpture” clutches a palette while cradling a miniaturized replica of the Dionysus torso from the Parthenon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Jim had his hand on his head, idly cradling it while he read the sports page of the Welch Daily News.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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