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newborn

[noo-bawrn, nyoo-] / ˈnuˈbɔrn, ˈnyu- /


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The P/E ratio would have to rise above 90 over the next 18 years, and to about 2,000 by the time a newborn child today would expect to retire, in 67 years’ time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In some cases, two newborn stars become gravitationally bound, creating what astronomers call a binary star system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The parents of a seven-year-old boy who died from a rare degenerative disease will meet politicians in Westminster on Tuesday to call for newborn testing that they say could have saved their son's life.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Employees routinely took newborn kangaroos, wildcats and goats home overnight to provide round-the-clock feeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

At the newborn ward a nurse asked them to wait on one of the benches that lined the wall.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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