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sapling

[sap-ling] / ˈsæp lɪŋ /
NOUN
small tree
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The annual conferences were drawing about 500 people when Anderson's nonprofit Sapling Foundation took over in 2001.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Around the corner, you can peep upstairs for one dinner option, Evergreen Pizza Co. — along with Sapling, new from Manu Alfau of Seattle’s late, great Manu’s Bodega.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

Sunny Ridge, sired by the 1994 Horse of the Year, Holy Bull, gained prominence when he won the Sapling Stakes by two and a quarter lengths at Monmouth in September.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2016

Photograph: Emilie Voirin Online crafts emporium Etsy is brimming with alternative nativity sets, like this one by Little Sapling Toys, which features the cast of characters engraved on to each block.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2012

I am happy having grown Such a Sapling of my own; And I crave No garland for my brows, But peace beneath its boughs Till the grave.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane




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