infancy

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Consider that around the time of the American Revolution, modern medicine was still in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Although the technology remains in its infancy, there has been tremendous technical progress over the past year alone.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The Good Friday Agreement had been signed just five years earlier and the Northern Ireland peace process was in relative infancy.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Some scientists said shaping microbiomes during infancy could potentially prevent disease and improve health later on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Those were in their infancy, with the first TomTom GO GPS first appearing in the Netherlands in 2005.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel