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Noun
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Even though these children were toddlers, infants or not even born when the pandemic began, experts say that the disruption has had long-lasting repercussions.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026 -
Those at risk include adults 65 and older, infants, athletes, outdoor workers, those with chronic diseases and people without access to effective cooling, the weather service said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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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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Tickets are on sale now, costing $35 for guests aged 14 and up and $30 for children aged 3-13, with free entry for toddlers 2 and younger.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Other writing and translating work rolled in during the infants-and-toddlers period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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“Sucklings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucklings. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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