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fledgling

[flej-ling] / ˈflɛdʒ lɪŋ /


NOUN
baby bird
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The largely rural region is historically among the poorest in Thailand, but the discoveries are a boon to a fledgling dinosaur tourism industry in a country better known for its beaches and food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Internet users have proven they’ll make a habit of swinging by these fledgling new spaces — if the conversation is interesting enough.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The fledgling lab is in talks to raise more than $500 million from investors, and its tech talent includes a half-dozen other former Googlers, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Instead, the fledgling PM focused on the type of crime, ensuring those mentioned above would stay behind bars.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Otherwise he lay quiet like a bruised fledgling, with the dry, parched lips of exhaustion and a body which could struggle no more.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

The early seeds of Owens Viani’s work on the issue began around 2011, when a neighbor ran over to tell her that Cooper’s hawk fledglings had drowned in his kiddie pool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

Tan hopes that the mealworms, tiny balls of suet and sunflower chips she leaves on the patio will ensure more fledglings reach adulthood.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

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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