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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈjɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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About half a dozen volunteers responded to the appeal and brought blankets and warm water for the yearling.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

“Wait, I’ve got to go bid on a horse, I’ll be back in two minutes,” Werth said from a yearling sale at Keeneland, Ky.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

Researchers also documented more recent cougar kills: a seven-year-old female wolf in 2019, the yearling female in early September of last year, and then a wolf pup later that month.

From National Geographic Aug. 25, 2023

In town to bid on the yearling sales on behalf of Bing Crosby, they had stopped by the track to take in a few races.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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