Sandra Cruz from Cape Verde, off the West African coast, addressed the panel while cradling her 15-month-old daughter.

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"It's a hard feeling to express, " the smiling mother said, gently cradling her daughter Alkadi Alhayal, who had weighed 4 pounds 7 ounces upon arrival.

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Pete, Nana corrected, as if cradling his warm head in her palm.

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Cradling the old moon before her fall.

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Last weekend a young Palestinian mother named Maha Mohammed(ph) stood on the side of the deserted highway, cradling a baby and holding her young son's hand, as she tried for an hour to flag down a taxi to take her on what would normally be a 10-minute drive to the next town.

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He stayed up late with her at the kitchen table, cradling his newborn son in his arms.

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