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California has been fueled by immigrants since its infancy, but the flow of international newcomers to the United States has essentially ground to a halt.
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Tom Philp, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
The largest impacts were in early childhood, then infancy, then middle childhood.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Wills, who studied sturgeon at the Evans’ farm, said aquaculture is still in its infancy, and has historically relied on wild broodstock to replenish genetic diversity on fish farms.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
What other research is being done Echo chambers have been widely studied on platforms like Twitter and Facebook, but similar research on TikTok is in its infancy.
—Zicheng Cheng, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Tom Philp, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
The largest impacts were in early childhood, then infancy, then middle childhood.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Wills, who studied sturgeon at the Evans’ farm, said aquaculture is still in its infancy, and has historically relied on wild broodstock to replenish genetic diversity on fish farms.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
What other research is being done Echo chambers have been widely studied on platforms like Twitter and Facebook, but similar research on TikTok is in its infancy.
—Zicheng Cheng, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infancy
adolescence
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Hyperhidrosis can occur without an obvious trigger—often starting in adolescence or early adulthood—and can persist for years without a clear cause.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The church’s ritual of confirmation, which marks the passage from adolescence into adulthood, also acquired legal status.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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