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nascent

[ney-suhnt, nas-uhnt] / ˈneɪ sənt, ˈnæs ənt /








ADJECTIVE
underdeveloped
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Now, the show is dominating Netflix’s nascent push into video podcasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"In 1994 the soccer market was very nascent in the US, and today we have thriving professional leagues, and some of the world's great stadiums," US Soccer chief executive JT Batson told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX acquired its nascent AI unit when it bought xAI earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Nvidia is struggling to get the market to focus on its graphic-processing units and its nascent stand-alone CPU business.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Their thinking was already reflecting a high degree of nascent Negro nationalism.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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