cradle
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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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
She smiled and put her palm on my cheek, like a cradle for my face.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
It was like a civics revision lesson in one of the great cradles of democracy.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“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
This caped crusader effortlessly cradles a colossal Bible in the crook of his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
I place the ‘umeke in Dad’s hands, and he cradles it. I’ve taken fine-grit sandpaper to the outside to make it smooth and polished it with coconut oil so it gleams. “This is really beautiful.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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After returning from her final visit to Saudi Arabia, Korkejian wrote album opener “On My Own” — a piano ballad cradled by a quivering Mellotron as a full band gradually gathers around her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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
British actress Wunmi Mosaku, nominated for best supporting actress for Sinners, cradled her baby bump in a glittering gown with a cut-out shoulder.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
He glanced up at the remaining Violet orbs swinging overhead, cradled in his reflective inventions.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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“My position on the closure is I see it as a loan the city gave us during an emergency pandemic,” said Roche, a car-shop owner who was cradling his leashed Bengal cat, named Cheetah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Inside a dimly lit room, participants slept with monitors attached to their heads, some cradling stuffed toys in their beds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“A stroller is a lifesaver here,” Woodruff said as mothers cradling young children appeared from every direction as they climbed the winding dirt paths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Meyer shared a photo of Ogunlesi lounging at home and cradling their little one in his arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Somewhere in the confusion he saw Dulcet cradling Boots and hurrying from the hall with the ever-faithful Temp behind them.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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