early in life

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: at a young age
She knew what she wanted to do early in life.

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Bateman and his sister, actress Justine Bateman, who also found fame early in life, became their family's breadwinners during the 1980s. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Deafblind kids need specific skills early in life — learning how to use American Sign Language and assistive technology, for example — to prevent language deprivation. Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Vaccines are given early in life because that is the time when people are especially susceptible to diseases. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025 Blood Tests Shed Light on the Diet-Dementia Link Because researchers collected blood samples from participants at the start of the study, the results suggest that markers measured early in life can provide important clues about dementia risk many years before symptoms occur, according to Liu. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for early in life

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“Early in life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20in%20life. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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