infancy

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Quantum machines are in their infancy and while many companies are racing to build a scalable computer, nobody is known to have succeeded yet.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The last time these councils were up for election, Reform was in its infancy, so it's only possible for the party to win majority control in areas where all seats are being contested.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Consider that around the time of the American Revolution, modern medicine was still in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Although the technology remains in its infancy, there has been tremendous technical progress over the past year alone.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

He also had his duties as district mathematician, and he soon remarried, a young woman of 24 who bore him six children, three of whom died in infancy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin