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cradle

[kreyd-l] / ˈkreɪd l /




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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Perhaps it didn’t emerge solely from its traditional cradle in the Yellow River Basin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

A product of the Cambridge Footlights, the cradle of so much post-war British comedy, he shot to fame in the 1970s as a member of the anarchic Goodies.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I pull A Wizard of Earthsea back off the shelf and cradle it in my hands.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In the picture, Rihanna cradles her newborn, who is wearing a baby-pink jumpsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

For Sheffield guitarist and singer Richard Hawley, who has played with Pulp, The Leadmill was comparable to the other great northern cradles of live music.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Dr. Martin cradles the bird and slowly lowers the eaglet inside.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Shurtz, cradled his head and said a prayer, according to “Days of Anguish, Days of Hope,” a book based in part on the diary of the chaplain, who survived the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Jackson told reporters that he cradled King's head as he died - although other witnesses did not confirm that account.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

“The Housemaid” lives and dies by Seyfried’s hand, and she keeps the film cradled in Nina’s white-knuckled grip for each one of its eye-popping 131 minutes.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

He cradled the ring in his big, callused palm.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

“Turn a little bit sideways!” a photographer requested, and Hathaway laughed and complied, cradling her stomach proudly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“A stroller is a lifesaver here,” Woodruff said as mothers cradling young children appeared from every direction as they climbed the winding dirt paths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

Meyer shared a photo of Ogunlesi lounging at home and cradling their little one in his arms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

"She is wheezing," Markos tells the nurse in the video, cradling the poorly chicken with a worried expression on his face.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Princesse stared at the painting for a long time and then she picked it up, cradling it as though it were a child.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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