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

As in a Newton's cradle, motion in this atomic system continues without fading.

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

The former coal-mining region was a cradle of Europe’s chemical industry in the 19th century thanks to big local coal mines, later becoming central to East German industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

She rocked the cradle and in a moment the babies were asleep.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton