infancy
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The author, an Icelandic medievalist now based in Norway, takes the reader on a journey through the lives of her subjects from infancy to the grave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Veterinary science was in its infancy, and many self-styled animal doctors in the U.S. had no formal training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Raker’s sister Hattie was buried next to her the following year, the child died in infancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But this summer I took a trip back to my old hometown for their Pride festival, a tradition still in its infancy.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Aeronautics’ evolution from a wobbly infancy to a strapping adolescence gave rise to the professions of aeronautical engineer and test pilot.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
We drank Diet Coke through grad school, made sure it was well-stocked at our wedding, painfully restricted our intake through two pregnancies, and only survived two sleepless infancies by the grace of DC.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2021
With these programs in their infancies, it’s difficult to determine their effectiveness just yet.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2013
Officials in Washington and Boston said that even in their programs’ infancies, they never encountered station failures like New York’s or widespread difficulties with docking.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2013
Pincus also invested in Napster, Facebook, Twitter and Friendster, all of which appeared to be risky in their infancies.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2011
The analogy between these two infancies seems to exist chiefly in words; it is not easy to gratify a child's curiosity concerning the infancy of the world.
From Practical Education, Volume I by Maria Edgeworth
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