as in babyhood
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During the store’s infancy, travelers often left their Walkmans – portable music players – on planes, along with cassettes by such ‘70s artists as Joni Mitchell.
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Play is a critical part of a child’s growth, particularly during infancy and toddlerhood.
—Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Furthermore, federal loans in which the risks are socialized and the gains privatized are generally considered a last resort, something to be used surgically in the case of promising new technologies where traditional market forces would crush an burgeoning industry in its infancy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a new government agency that funds high-risk, high-reward research and is essential to Biden’s cancer goals, is in its infancy, and Republicans in Congress are already eager to cut its budget.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Play is a critical part of a child’s growth, particularly during infancy and toddlerhood.
—Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Furthermore, federal loans in which the risks are socialized and the gains privatized are generally considered a last resort, something to be used surgically in the case of promising new technologies where traditional market forces would crush an burgeoning industry in its infancy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a new government agency that funds high-risk, high-reward research and is essential to Biden’s cancer goals, is in its infancy, and Republicans in Congress are already eager to cut its budget.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Infancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infancy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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