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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈjɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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Michael McCarthy trained Journalism for an ownership group headed by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which paid $825,000 for him as a yearling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Jacqui Short Boyce spotted the yearling lying on its back while passing by the field on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Washington’s first known wolf death by cougars, in 2013, was an underweight yearling female traveling on a ridgeline in the Cascade Mountains.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 25, 2023

They had been standing over the fire with a spitted pig, a yearling.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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