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baby

[bey-bee] / ˈbeɪ bi /






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Mike Reid, Royal Bank of Canada’s head of US Economics, said in a note that consumer spending will continue to be fueled by upper-income households and retired baby boomers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

We had been trying to have a baby for a while, and my wife found out she was pregnant that day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Born in Egypt, Hamawy, 56, grew up in Old Bridge, New Jersey, where he arrived as a baby.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

He told her to "put 120£ in this ac… please thank u baby".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Even if I could free myself, I would have to take the baby and Opal would probably start shrieking and that would be that.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Fewer babies are being born to each woman in Europe, a decline that has been steady since the 1960s.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

My 40-something friends are training for marathons, opening new businesses, dating, having babies and changing careers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, human babies have unusually large heads relative to body size, resulting in a difficult and sometimes dangerous birth process – often requiring outside assistance.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

It also introduces a theme in which Ma, who has lost “so many” babies, is trying to give Pa a boy, though he is not the sort to be disappointed in another girl.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Thousands of babies were named Rachel every year.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

“You got babied, that’s why you ain’t win,” O’Neal told Barkley.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

But perhaps most memorable, especially for anyone who has ever babied, basted and otherwise fussed over a 14-pound bird, is the season four episode “Turkey in a Can.”

From Salon Nov. 11, 2023

It also doesn’t include fellow all-star Tony Gonsolin because the Los Angeles Dodgers have so babied his development that he doesn’t have a 20-start season yet.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2022

In bitter January temperatures, that range fell closer to 225 miles, no matter how I babied the throttle or dialed back on cabin temps.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2022

Claudia also thought that he was terribly babied and impossibly spoiled.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

“Committing to throwing it, not really babying it. Not trying to shape it, just throwing it, and trusting how its going to come out.”

From Washington Times Jun. 17, 2023

There was no babying of their baby brother — and no extra protection from parents, either.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2022

Choosing climate-adapted plants also means you’ll save on your water bill, as well as time spent babying or replacing plants.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2022

But breaking the habit of babying your puppy will prep it for being touched by other people in different situations.

From Fox News Mar. 23, 2022

Ray sucked his teeth, like she was babying me.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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