childhood

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Born in Milan in 1967, de Meo spent part of his childhood in Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Once a neighbourhood eyesore, Heuermann's childhood home now draws the media and true crime obsessives.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s a piece of my childhood that I get to now share with my kids and hopefully someday they’ll share with their kids if they stay in Redding.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

After all, at sixteen she was nearer a grown-up than a child, but she had missed a great deal of what most people think of as childhood, and now she could have her fill.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood