infant
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"I've known her since infant school," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
She cradles the infant Jesus in her left arm, the latter seen in the act of blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"So it was only by chance that we were not in the infant school, which was safe. We were in the junior school which caught the brunt of it."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
At a time of high infant mortality and short lifespans, the specter of early death hangs over them as friends and family members die with great and sudden frequency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Simon also proved to have a knack for calming a squalling infant, so he was quickly put to work.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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By August, archaeologists had completed the third phase of the excavation at the site, during which they found the skeletal remains of 572 people, including children and infants.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The death follows those of two infants in the state’s Lancaster County in mid-August amid a growing measles outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He is in the middle of a public spat with Pennsylvania officials, including Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, after the state health department reported two measles-associated deaths involving infants.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
On my boat, a packed, three-deck pleasure cruise otherwise populated by swimsuit-clad tourists and screaming infants, the story was much the same.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I knew she was upset about the two infants, but she wasn’t making me feel any better.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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