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Recent Examples of childhood Lamont proposed another accounting maneuver in February to create a $300 million endowment next fiscal year, outside of the spending cap, to enhance early childhood development programs. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 Not to mention, many therapy goals—like wanting to be a better partner, channeling rage in a healthier way, processing years of childhood trauma—are long-term processes that can’t be learned in weeks, sometimes not even months. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Mar. 2025 Cornejo arrived with his sister, Pamela, who’s also his manager; her childhood best friend who grew up across the street; his cousin; and his creative director, Ozzie. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 Surratt and Hernandez bought the property in 2003 to restore some of the memories Hernandez had from childhood summers there. Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 13 Mar. 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 20 Mar. 2025.

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