childhood

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Many of Akron’s recent arrivals are “boomerangers”—people returning to their childhood towns after living out of state.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Over the year-long course, she studies topics including autism, first aid and dementia and has placements at a childhood diabetes unit, St John Ambulance and in a care home.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“This is not a super uncommon kind of origin story,” Togelius said of his childhood gaming experiences.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

But it’s hard to believe that a childhood fear of exposure was enough to explain forty years of deception.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock