infancy

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Randolph began her career working on social media marketing when the practice was in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Unlike China, it had failed to institute a sweeping censorship system when the internet was in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Researchers analyzed scans from more than 4,200 people from infancy to 90 years old and found several key periods of development including one from age nine to 32, which they coined the “adolescent” period.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

It requires open-heart surgery, usually in early infancy, to repair the defect, fix the valve, and prevent permanent damage to the lungs.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

I was very fortunate, for they were, without exception, healthy; and in their infancy and childhood my daughter looked after them almost as much as I did.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya