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As Washington seeks to wean itself off Chinese technology, U.S. defense startups like Anduril have attracted billions of dollars to build systems on home soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Bass talked about her efforts to wean L.A. city completely off of coal-generated power, which it achieved in December 2025, and turning the switch on for one of the largest solar projects in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, some organizations that rely heavily on diesel are looking to wean themselves off reliance on the fuel to prevent future price fluctuations from having a major impact.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Still, Chelsea are attempting to wean themselves off chaos and into the stability seen at Arsenal or previously at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Their new, higher rents meant that they'd have to cut back on their spending, to work longer hours, or try to wean themselves off their costly psychiatrists.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

As Europe weans itself off Russian energy, Washington is fast emerging as its largest gas supplier, with experts suggesting Croatia's Adriatic gas terminal offers a pathway deeper into the continent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Jen's job was set up to help what young people themselves call the "Covid weans" - youngsters who started the pandemic as children and emerged as teenagers.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

Over the next several decades, however, the energy pull on the grid will increase significantly, as will demand from other electric sources as the country weans itself off of fossil fuels.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2022

The risk is that, while China weans itself of credit-driven investment in infrastructure and state-dominated industries, private consumption will not expand quickly enough to pick up the slack.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2015

The Lady said she’d raised six weans of her own and five o’ them lads, eight o’ someone else’s lads wouldn’t be much different.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted territory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

She definitely wasn’t, but I could see why she was concerned: Generations of young people have been weaned on visions of summer as a catalyst for transformation.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

As January drew to a close, I weaned myself off the motivational videos.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026

It’s theater for the post-Twitch age, performance art for those weaned on “The Legend of Zelda” or “Pokémon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Soft boiled foods could be fed to small children, permitting the kids to be weaned earlier and their mothers to produce babies at shorter birth intervals.

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

Amount the Trump administration agreed to provide to companies producing batteries and critical minerals, adding to a wave of government cash aimed at weaning the U.S. off Chinese suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

In the longer term, the deal won’t do anything to stop China’s strategic goal of weaning itself off U.S. soybeans, Suderman said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

When baby-led weaning became the popular way to feed infants, some said it made parenting a lot harder.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2025

“No news. They're still weaning Nikki off the respirator.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg