families

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A Canadian group randomized families to get either sleep training and infant safety advice or just the safety advice alone.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

They also visited New York City, where their engagements included laying flowers at the September 11 Memorial and meeting families of those who lost their lives in the 2001 attacks.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Since the behavioral data did not always align perfectly with the species in that phylogeny, the researchers simplified the evolutionary tree to 44 genera, along with five families and one superfamily.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Conversations with families and junior players suggest the pipeline is already under strain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

You pass the picnic tables, half-full of young families and Elders, move beyond the counter even though your stomach grumbles, the music pulling you toward the back of the building.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith