critical period
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“Sudden explosive noise, concussive blasts, and bright flashes have the potential to startle young birds, creating unnecessary risk during a critical period of development.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
And without further studies, it isn’t certain that young children can safely use the medications for weight loss without compromising a critical period of growth for their bones and brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
IPOs conducted from 2007 to 2022, my co-authors and I examined what happens in the critical period just before and after companies go public.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Over the next two years—a critical period in the AI transition—Wall Street analysts expect Nvidia’s EPS to hit $12.37, giving the stock a P/E of 17 times.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
His poems were known and read freely in England at the very dawn of the critical period in British poetry, and their echoes can be detected more than once.
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip