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as in suckling
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as in convalescent
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Another night might be built around Balinese-style suckling pig with turmeric rice, aubergine stir-fried with chilli, and banana doughnuts rolled in coconut curd and cinnamon sugar.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025 -
On Father’s Day starting at 2 p.m., the afternoon will be one big party at the Beacon Hill property, full of yard games, live reggae, slow-roasted suckling pig, baby back ribs, craft cocktails, Cajun swordfish, and bourbon-marinated steak tips.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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While only 1 in 10,000 people develop the complication, research has shown that the risk may be much higher, about 1 in 600, for those who get measles as infants.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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But what to do about an illness that no one fully understands, least of all the sufferer?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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November–April is greener, with newborns and birds everywhere.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Department of Health’s county offices conduct field visits and send out mail targeting newborns who are at risk for missing vaccines.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also made significant decorative changes to the Oval Office, incorporating gold accents, cherubs and other ornate touches, and has installed large flagpoles to display American flags on both the north and south lawns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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There were grim meetings with every male foundling who landed on the streets or showed up at city hospitals.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Yanez's clip has been viewed more than 597,000 times and TikTok users are obsessed with the toddler's hair in the comments.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Nursling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursling. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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