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Recent Examples of preemie
In a 2015 email, when Mead Johnson was considering supplying some of its formula to a researcher for a study, a company neonatologist expressed concern that the results could be spun to make the preemie product look unsafe.
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David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Medical advancements are helping more preemies like Jordyn and Jasmyn White survive.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Born a micro preemie at under 26 weeks, little Alistair was also at very high risk for severe disease from other germs, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Some brands also make an extra-slow flow, which is meant for preemies, or an extra fast, which is intended for much older babies.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
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David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Medical advancements are helping more preemies like Jordyn and Jasmyn White survive.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Born a micro preemie at under 26 weeks, little Alistair was also at very high risk for severe disease from other germs, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Some brands also make an extra-slow flow, which is meant for preemies, or an extra fast, which is intended for much older babies.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemie
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In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Normal sources of nutrition for newborns, including breast milk, do not contain enough vitamin K to make up for this deficiency in the early months of life.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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What’s required of us, if we’re charged with that infant’s care?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The infants had slipped through a gap between the mattress and a side rail.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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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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Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Matt Olson, though barely a toddler when Cox guided the Braves to the city’s first major pro sports title, always connected Atlanta baseball with the iconic manager.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Take the case of Luca Reggiani, a kid from Modena, developed by Sassuolo, poached by Borussia Dortmund.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vrabel also has two kids with his wife of 27 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Such a therapy would be a boon to babies as the nation’s vaccination schedule does not specify a first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine until children are 12 to 15 months old.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The dragons stalk the island, flicking their huge tongues in hopes of picking up the scent of a deer, wild boar, or water buffalo — the latter two species introduced by humans — or rodents and other smaller reptiles, including baby Komodo dragons.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Song is a longtime fan of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Lakers, sharing her love of the teams with her kiddos.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The Olsen kiddos trying to close their front door to keep the sharks out is just as well-shot and grimly hilarious as Lisa readying to give birth as the floodwaters rise.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Preemie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemie. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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