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"Families deserve clarity about the qualifications, training and safeguarding standards of those caring for their children, particularly during the earliest and most vulnerable stages of a child's life," Bell and Culley told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

My earliest memories of the one-pot dish are of rainy days spent either lounging on the couch or under the sheets.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The cheapest ticket prices for Game 4 at the Garden—the earliest possible clincher—have skyrocketed past $13,000 on StubHub, making it one of the most expensive evenings in sports history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The earliest Olympic mascot wasn’t formally a mascot, but Schuss, a stylized Z-shaped figure on skis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The record of the earliest art is lost to us.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson