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childhood

[chahyld-hood] / ˈtʃaɪld hʊd /


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RFK Jr.’s attacks on vaccines go beyond changing the childhood immunization schedule.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The view from the window flooded See with memories from her childhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He was no childhood prodigy, no sure thing.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He has been walking on the beach for more than 50 years, since his childhood spent in a 1960s ranch house three doors down from Domagala.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“How lovely it will be to introduce my three pupils to Swanburne, and show them my own childhood haunts,” she thought, taking the steps two at a time.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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