childhood
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And the idea that security can be built through current relationships reflects a broader shift away from seeing attachment as just the result of childhood experiences.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Baniamerian was from childhood "a kind and humble person", his relative said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The recipes are interspersed with stories from Kwon’s childhood in the store and illustrated spreads devoted to ingredients such as seaweed and tofu, explaining their varieties, particular virtues and best uses.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
She said her commitment to practicing springs from childhood clumsiness—it always took her longer to grasp new movements and techniques than some of her peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Cooper was sixty years old, but his thoughts went back to someone from his childhood.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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As if their unconventional childhoods weren’t troubled enough, Asa and Yuru’s twinship comes with another heavy burden: saving the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Six players – England's Owen Hargreaves, Graeme Le Saux and Tony Dorigo, plus Scotland's Lyndon Dykes, Richard Gough and John Hewie – spent their entire childhoods abroad and are excluded from the analysis.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
It also has some surprisingly effective dramatic moments, such as when she confesses to being such a careerist that she missed her kids’ childhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Yet his siblings, with the same parents and same unsettled childhoods, followed a more conventional path in adulthood.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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