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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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Its first investment out of its debut fund involved a minority stake in KKR’s 2021 buyout of early childhood education company Teaching Strategies from Summit Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“Throughout my entire childhood, he was always making music.”

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

Like the recollections of anyone telling childhood stories from more than a half century earlier, Isaac’s tales as Campbell recorded them must be treated for what they are—memories colored by time and many retellings.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis