cradle

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A spit of land with only 150 residents and cut off twice daily by the sea, it is considered the cradle of early English Christianity.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The researchers explain this effect using an analogy to a Newton's cradle, the desktop device with a row of suspended metal balls.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

The service combines traditional music with symbolic gestures such as placing a statue of the baby Jesus in a cradle.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

He became king of Scotland in the cradle, following the abdication of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Wab carried the keys in the cradle she’d made out of the front her sweater and they slid against each other like low metallic groans.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline