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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, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
What to know: Medical advancements are helping more preemies like Jordyn and Jasmyn White survive.
—Laura L. Davis, 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
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David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
What to know: Medical advancements are helping more preemies like Jordyn and Jasmyn White survive.
—Laura L. Davis, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemie
Noun
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Feel the age-old urge to hold the newborn out to the red morning sun and give thanks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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Some local initiatives are also beginning to develop, including a San Francisco program backed by private donations that aims to provide additional contributions for eligible newborns.—
Rick Unser,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The infant’s family was all vaccinated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 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
Noun
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One video advertises access to a longer clip of a boy toddler being abused for less than three dollars.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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The toddler was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The city's birth rate peaked in 2005, meaning those babies have already graduated high school.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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All proceeds to the sell-out show, which was simulcast on ESPN, benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the MSG non-profit supporting children in need.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child with his wife, Mamiko.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Many already know the major pool etiquette rules, like not bringing glass into the water and supervising kiddos (and pets).—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
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Again, this is an easy task to sub-contract out to family members and kiddos.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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“Preemie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemie. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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