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

Reform was in its infancy the last time these councils in England were up for election, and when the national contests in Scotland and Wales took place.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Five of her 10 children died in infancy, and both her husband and a grown daughter predeceased her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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

And Billy zoomed back in time to his infancy.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut