fledgling
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"I love the idea that by the end of this three-year project, revellers and runners will have created a fledgling Welsh forest, which could flourish for hundreds of years," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
He’s shown a tender, encouraging side in his support of his fledgling golfer son, Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
He reached the upper echelons of the military establishment in the late 1990s when he became commander of the Guards' fledgling aerospace forces.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
The smoldering ashes at the bottom of the building had broken out into a few fledgling fires, and he moved to put them out.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
More importantly, I would become an artificer in my own right, albeit a fledgling one.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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