cradle
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At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate β Sep. 22, 2026
But “A Nation of Artists” demonstrates that Philadelphia, sometimes called “the birthplace of America,” is a cradle of American art, too.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 5, 2026
"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.
From Science Daily β Sep. 3, 2026
Argentine from cradle to grave, for the Falklands, for Diego, for Leo's last outing.
From BBC β Jul. 15, 2026
Maryke de Graaf, a Dutch woman on the tier above ours, helped me form a cradle with our arms and carry Betsie outside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".
From Barron's β Sep. 15, 2026
“I was my mother’s only daughter,” Ms. Phillips notes, “the one who would inherit the dishes, the cradles, the women’s things, and the stories.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 17, 2026
This caped crusader effortlessly cradles a colossal Bible in the crook of his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 6, 2025
His mother, Najat, 24, kisses him gently on his cheek and cradles him to quieten him.
From BBC β Nov. 5, 2024
My heart jumped when I heard the doors slam and the sound of the two big posts fall into their metal cradles, one locking the door from the inside and another from the outside.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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Channeling my inner Katniss, I took a “power stance:” shoulders back, legs slightly bent, bow cradled in my upper body.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 30, 2026
As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”
From The Wall Street Journal β May 19, 2026
"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.
From Barron's β May 15, 2026
The 28-year-old woke up his father, said goodbye to his wife, cradled his 18-month-old daughter.
From BBC β Feb. 15, 2026
Ivan cradled one arm against his chest, face wet with tears.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
“My position on the closure is I see it as a loan the city gave us during an emergency pandemic,” said Roche, a car-shop owner who was cradling his leashed Bengal cat, named Cheetah.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
Inside a dimly lit room, participants slept with monitors attached to their heads, some cradling stuffed toys in their beds.
From Barron's β Oct. 6, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
Meyer shared a photo of Ogunlesi lounging at home and cradling their little one in his arms.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 22, 2026
Moss woke that night in a terrible sweat, his mother cradling him, shushing him and telling him that everything was going to be all right.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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