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Recent Examples of childhood There are billions of dollars in savings to society for routine childhood vaccinations, in addition to the millions of hospitalizations and deaths averted. Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Later that day, she was buried at her childhood home of Althorp, her final resting place. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025 In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood. Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for childhood
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Noun
  • From there, youth are allowed to immerse themselves into a specific concentration.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t the hypercompetitive youth sports machine that churns out anxiety alongside achievement.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the bodies highlighted in this social media content are far beyond what a normal or healthy male body should look like, especially in adolescence, and this can send a dangerous message.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The experts also recommend keeping devices out of bedrooms at night, establishing screen-free meals and even considering delaying access until mid-adolescence.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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