as in child
a recently born person
infants should be kept warm at all times
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Recent Examples of infant
Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Hot toddies contain honey, which is unsafe for infants under 12 months old.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
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This fall, when the facility began providing life-saving treatment for premature infants in a region where the health care system has been steadily dismantled, patient visits surged, climbing from 7,320 in July to 42,999 by October.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Hot toddies contain honey, which is unsafe for infants under 12 months old.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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Arnaout warned against attempting to make formula at home, because commercial formulas are specially designed for infant nutritional needs.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The Sturgis plant closed in February after regulators launched an investigation into possible links between formula produced there and a series of infant bacterial infections and two deaths.
—Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infant
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The children and [families] are in our heart [sic] and prayers.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Every child deserves to feel safe in their classroom.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Supreme Court is also currently considering taking up a lawsuit over IVF embryo division after a divorce — a case that could allow the court's nine conservative justices to rule on embryonic personhood.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 23 May 2024
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Mount and Fernandes’ partnership as false nines is in its embryonic stages and the success of Ten Hag’s approach is dependent on every player fulfilling their role in the system, not just the front two.Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Their selection of products includes maternity pillows, breast pumps, nursing bras, baby monitors, baby sound machines, and more.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her mother didn’t like the feeling of the baby moving inside her, and didn’t have a baby shower, according to Blanchard.Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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His budding music career, however, shouldn't keep him from continuing to act.David Wysong, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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Starring budding Scream King Kyle Gallner (Smile 2, Scream) and a powerhouse, career-best turn from Willa Fitzgerald (The Fall of the House of Usher), Strange Darling manages to subvert expectations with every twisty turn.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Chopra also appeared to have played dress-up with the toddler, who in one photo clapped her hands while sporting long, press-on nails.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Susan Petersen, founder and CEO of baby and toddler lifestyle brand Freshly Picked.Stephanie Dhue,Chris DiLella,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The team also modeled what a primordial black hole would do to a planet with a liquid core.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
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While some water likely existed in the primordial gas and dust that formed Earth about 4.6 billion years ago, much of it would have vaporized due to the planet's proximity to the sun.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s birthday celebration.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some believe — and were trained to think — the disease begins in the germinal center, a structure in the lymph nodes where immune cells interact with antigens in a way that creates a powerful pathogen-fighting response (think vaccines and infections).Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
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But germinal centers did not form in the thoracic lymph nodes and spleens of the autopsied COVID-19 patients, the researchers reported.Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2020
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“Infant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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