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cradle

[kreyd-l] / ˈkreɪd l /




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“We want to look at the full life cycle … not only thinking from the cradle to the grave, but from the point where the raw materials are extracted at the beginning,” Stanton says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

By the 1880s, a cat’s cradle of submerged telegraph lines wound around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

But it is worth noting the influencers and pundits driving this trend tend to have a stronger affinity for the institution than the more casual cradle Catholics.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Constance knelt to cradle her old friend’s head, and Matthias gently clasped the wrinkled careworn paw.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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