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crèches

noun

plural of crèche

as in preschools

a school for children who are generally less than five years old one of the first cities to establish crèches so that poor women with children could work outside of the home

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Recent Examples of crèches There will be hundreds of creches (nativity displays) from around the world, a live nativity with live animals and refreshments. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025

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China closed more than 30,000 preschools and primary schools in 2025, new data showed, in the starkest sign yet of the country’s demographic crisis.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Those include oversight and funding of preschools, childcare centers, home visiting and early intervention programs.

— Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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Back then, said Diego Lirman, an associate professor at the Rosenstiel school, there were horror stories from the Keys of entire coral nurseries killed in the hot water.

— Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Furthermore, many plants sold at nurseries are already fertilized or growing in potting mix with slow-release nutrients, says Steinkopf.

— Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

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