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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There is tremendous value in having conversations about religion early in life. Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 Many gene therapies work best when used early in life, before a disease causes widespread and irreversible damage, and Huntington’s disease is no exception. William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 The researchers, led by Arne Güllich of RPTU Kaiserlautern-Landau in Germany, noted that prodigies often specialized in a single discipline, pigeonholing themselves in a particular field early in life. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026 Hawking’s work on the physics of black holes helped reshape the scientific understanding of the universe, even after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, early in life that gradually paralyzed him. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026 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 27 Feb. 2026.

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