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infant

[in-fuhnt] / ˈɪn fənt /


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Remarkably, the chemical signatures surrounding these infant galaxies looked similar to those found around far more mature galaxies billions of years later.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

For the last 31 years, it has been headed by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was once known as a "boy king", after ascending to the throne as an infant.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Lennon arrived Sept. 16, according to the social media post, which showed a partial image of the infant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The amount Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay to settle allegations related to its management of a baby formula facility where deadly bacteria was suspected of causing infant deaths, according to the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

They murmured anxious words as though they were calming an angry infant.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni, a Republican, has said one of the two infants died of a ruptured spleen rather than measles itself.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The death follows those of two infants in the state’s Lancaster County in mid-August amid a growing measles outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He is in the middle of a public spat with Pennsylvania officials, including Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, after the state health department reported two measles-associated deaths involving infants.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

On my boat, a packed, three-deck pleasure cruise otherwise populated by swimsuit-clad tourists and screaming infants, the story was much the same.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Most of them are volunteering at other places while we wait for more infants."

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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