cradle
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Perhaps it didn’t emerge solely from its traditional cradle in the Yellow River Basin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I’ve had a strong relationship with salsa music since I was young, even though I didn’t grew up in a place that was a cradle for that genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Misha’s mother pushed him out of her way and charged at Anya, hands up to cradle her face and hold her there while she—just like Misha said she would—peppered Anya’s entire face with kisses.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
His other arm somehow cradles the Virgin Mary, a farmworker and two gang members at the same time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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
His mother, Najat, 24, kisses him gently on his cheek and cradles him to quieten him.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
If it seems to many of us that Jones has been with us since we were in our cradles, that’s because he was.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
While filling a definite order for octopi, Doc could replenish his stock of the cradles.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Channeling my inner Katniss, I took a “power stance:” shoulders back, legs slightly bent, bow cradled in my upper body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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
The 28-year-old woke up his father, said goodbye to his wife, cradled his 18-month-old daughter.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
I scratched his neck and cradled his chest as she told him he was a really good boy and we loved him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Even worse smells wafted from the waterway that cradled the Yards’ southern edge, a festering stew of blood and guts that bubbled like a cauldron.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Martin, the author of the Game of Thrones books, cradling a fluffy wolf-like pup in his arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
They focus on motherhood and love, with rounded forms cradling one another and calling to mind the work of Henry Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
To the left, “Painting and Sculpture” clutches a palette while cradling a miniaturized replica of the Dionysus torso from the Parthenon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Trump's spokeswoman -- who is best known for her acid put-downs of journalists -- posted a picture of herself in a nursery, cradling her baby daughter to her chest.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
She picked up Evan and dipped him under the nursing sheet, cradling him against her chest.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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