cradle
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He rightly calls Australia “the cradle of song culture in birds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She instantly rushed to cradle her son, thinking it would be "only a light tremor".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Simply put, Booth is the cradle of today’s capital markets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Her husband held her hand in one of his own, and used the other to rock the cradle that held the future of their new and no longer curséd family.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
It’s why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called in the National Guard before planned protests in San Antonio, one of the cradles of Latino political power in the United States and the home of the Alamo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
Shipyards in both ports sent their new vessels from their cradles out into the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
If it seems to many of us that Jones has been with us since we were in our cradles, that’s because he was.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
After a long time, the footsteps of the six men went toward the back door, and I heard the inside wooden beam lifted out of its cradles.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Jackson told reporters that he cradled King's head as he died - although other witnesses did not confirm that account.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
I scratched his neck and cradled his chest as she told him he was a really good boy and we loved him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Then she noticed the young child cradled in Ann’s arms and smiled.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
“Turn a little bit sideways!” a photographer requested, and Hathaway laughed and complied, cradling her stomach proudly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
She shared two photos of herself in a white outfit cradling her baby bump as Kaplan holds her leg and smiles at her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
They focus on motherhood and love, with rounded forms cradling one another and calling to mind the work of Henry Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Trump's spokeswoman -- who is best known for her acid put-downs of journalists -- posted a picture of herself in a nursery, cradling her baby daughter to her chest.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Waiting for another plane, he crouched fetally, his arms cradling his head and eyes tight shut, and thought only of survival.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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