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Noun
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In fact, infants start out being able to process multiple temporal patterns equally well, but specialize across the first year in the patterns common to their culture, losing the ability to process others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026 -
Cassidy, a medical doctor, has broken with the HHS secretary on multiple occasions, including slamming a change to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants and calling for the postponement of key vaccine advisory panel meetings.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Fathers protecting newborns Wind roars with such force the steel beams supporting the hospital’s top floors twist 4 inches.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Hormones grow the helpless newborn into a rough-and-tumble toddler who gains height through the hormones that lengthen the bones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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There were toddlers among the abducted children, according to the outlet.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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On a bench outside, as mums with their toddlers drink coffee, Trusty is talking about his start in a sport he was mocked for playing as a youngster.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Noun
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For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bill would specifically forbid practices that Black Bear, the Stars and other companies have used to monopolize and vertically integrate the youth sports experience in hockey and beyond, driving up costs for families and pricing out many kids.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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DJs and live music carry through the day, with a classic car show, a Hair and Fashion Show, and kids’ areas with games, inflatables, and pony rides scattered throughout.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Do not kiss or snuggle backyard poultry, especially the chicks.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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For the first time in the nest's history of being livestreamed to the world, both bald eagle chicks at the Glen Hazel nest in Pittsburgh have died.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The caller said two juveniles dumped soda on the caller’s front porch and put ham on his Ring camera.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The suspects, all unnamed due to their status as juveniles, are accused of stealing four cars during the spree.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But some young people have also voiced their disapproval, arguing the Cockroach Janta Party is a meme embraced by more privileged youngsters, offering up little in the way of real political solutions.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Jorrel Hato and fellow 20-year-old Josh Acheampong are talented-but-raw youngsters.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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“Bantlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantlings. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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