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nascent

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








ADJECTIVE
underdeveloped
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IBM will receive $1 billion of the package, with GlobalFoundries getting $375 million, to boost the nascent quantum-computing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The wave of chip enthusiasm lifted a comparatively nascent company to a big-time debut in public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The concept of an AI windfall tax is a worry for markets, even if it’s just a nascent idea overseas.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But the nascent channel fended off an attempt by ABC to create a competitor, and critics could see the value of an ever-present news channel, even if quality was a little thin at times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It was perfected in North China, spread and preempted or replaced any other nascent system, and evolved into the writing still used in China today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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