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Recent Examples of childhood The images of Selena out of the public eye — giggling, goofing off, sometimes being annoyed—are the ones that stick with you, the memory of a girl who never really got a childhood or an adulthood. Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025 This affects not just reproductive health services, but also critical programs for HIV/AIDS treatment, malaria prevention, maternal health, and childhood disease prevention. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 Singing his original songs on horseback is a dream Perez has held onto since childhood. Laura Anaya-Morga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 For Harry, the invasion of privacy goes back to his childhood. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for childhood 

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“Childhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childhood. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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