nascent
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I said no, ending my nascent baseball career as a player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Clive Davis had the unique ability to recognize and cultivate great talent in its most nascent phase,” Friedlander said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The nascent animal-protection movement massed to stop them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30 said that the decommissioning of weapons would be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, the nascent unit that aims to deploy to Gaza if the situation calms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Within the nascent galaxies, much smaller clouds were also experiencing gravitational collapse; interior temperatures became very high, thermonuclear reactions were initiated, and the first stars turned on.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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