fledgling
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The end of the Revolutionary War meant the fledgling U.S. no longer had the protection of Great Britain’s Royal Navy, the largest fleet in the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
He also conceded his party had also lost votes to right-wing rival Restore Britain, founded by ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe, which finished third in a breakthrough night for the fledgling party.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The fledgling market is starting to get crowded.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was the same time-buy model that propelled his fledgling media empire and made him wealthy many times over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
With sudden sadness, he remembered the fledgling gwythaint he had befriended—long ago, it seemed—and wondered how the bird had fared.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Davies said fledglings would "glide like a kite" once they lost their fluff and got their primary feathers, and were shown the ropes by the older generation.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Their fledglings are about one third lighter, even though the warmest days they experience reach similar temperatures of about 16-17ºC.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Birdhouse owners say that they wait until the fledglings have left the nest before they harvest and that neither the parents nor their babies are harmed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
King Bull Sparra had no fledglings of his own.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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