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Adjective
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For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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The curious case of infantile amnesia The phenomenon of not remembering anything from early childhood is known as infantile amnesia.—
Adjective
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The angular clock hands and classic-leaning clock face protect this personality piece from becoming gimmicky or childish, and instead remaining sophisticated and tasteful.—
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See, the issue here isn’t that a college dude did a dumb, childish thing.—
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One of a handful of practicing physicians in the state legislature, Weber Pierson is leaning heavily on her experience as a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist who treats children with reproductive birth defects — one of only two in Southern California.—
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The teenage triggerman was aiming at an adolescent rival who had punched him moments earlier, police said.—
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At 34 years old, Stockman's youthful assurance and irreverence for sacred cows of all kinds soon upset many of his former colleagues on the Hill.—
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This bit of Broadway excellence (a product of its time, of course) is being produced in intimate fashion by the Blank Theatre Company, which has cast the show mostly with youthful actors, all of whom throw themselves at the material with much exuberance.—
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McManus said the boy is also facing charges of terrorism and is currently being held at a local juvenile detention facility.—
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The three juvenile suspects are also charged with murder, attempted armed robbery and second-degree burglary.—
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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