infancy
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The website would go on to attract 8 million hits a day at a time when the internet was still in its relative infancy.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Instead, it is made from proteins designed to reproduce important functions of the natural proteins involved in enamel development during infancy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
His most recent project involved the crib my husband and I had saved from our sons’ infancy with the hope that grandchildren would one day use it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The authors said this sub-field has enormous potential but remains in its infancy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Edmond had a sister Katherine, who was born in 1658 and died in infancy, and a brother Humphrey, whose birth date is not known, but who died in 1684.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
We drank Diet Coke through grad school, made sure it was well-stocked at our wedding, painfully restricted our intake through two pregnancies, and only survived two sleepless infancies by the grace of DC.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2021
With these programs in their infancies, it’s difficult to determine their effectiveness just yet.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2013
Officials in Washington and Boston said that even in their programs’ infancies, they never encountered station failures like New York’s or widespread difficulties with docking.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2013
Pincus also invested in Napster, Facebook, Twitter and Friendster, all of which appeared to be risky in their infancies.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2011
We have here an excellent example of his whimsical blending of truth and invention: brothers and sisters he denies, yet admits one sister, Elizabeth, who died in both their infancies.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
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