cradle
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He rightly calls Australia “the cradle of song culture in birds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I’ve had a strong relationship with salsa music since I was young, even though I didn’t grew up in a place that was a cradle for that genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the past 250 years, a nation once so fragile that it might have been strangled in its cradle has risen above all its major competitors and established itself as the world’s pre-eminent power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Simply put, Booth is the cradle of today’s capital markets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the center stood a cradle, covered in white satin and embroidered with gold thread.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
“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
The photo, a mirror selfie, shows Jepsen all smiles in a leopard-print bucket hat, white shirt and black shorts as she cradles her child, who wears a green-striped onesie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
In the tender maternity shoot, Jepsen cradles her bump in bed alongside Marsden Greif-Neil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
His mother, Najat, 24, kisses him gently on his cheek and cradles him to quieten him.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
William cradles a book by Saint Augustine in his big hands.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Channeling my inner Katniss, I took a “power stance:” shoulders back, legs slightly bent, bow cradled in my upper body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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
I scratched his neck and cradled his chest as she told him he was a really good boy and we loved him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
She grabbed it from Nathan and cradled it with both hands like it was made of thin glass.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
“Turn a little bit sideways!” a photographer requested, and Hathaway laughed and complied, cradling her stomach proudly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He said he then entered the bathroom and saw Nix cradling Andrea, who was "limp" and wrapped in a towel.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
They focus on motherhood and love, with rounded forms cradling one another and calling to mind the work of Henry Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Coachella!” exclaimed Geena Davis, cradling her head on the table in front of her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Quentin and I sat in the backseat, gently cradling the rockets.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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