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fledgling

[flej-ling] / ˈflɛdʒ lɪŋ /


NOUN
baby bird
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But as trading relationships began opening back up through the first half of the decade, fledgling pistachio growers in the U.S. took issue with the volume and low price of Iranian pistachio imports.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

His brother, a former finance executive, is handling the business side of the fledgling operation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

BSP policymakers are clearly alert to that, saying at an off-cycle in late March that a rate increase could delay the country’s fledgling economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Even if they get early assistance from the government, these fledgling companies won’t survive unless they win actual government contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

There were issues to manage at the fledgling Livermore lab, thermonuclear tests to attend in the Nevada desert and plans to be made for new tests at Eniwetok.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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