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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈyɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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Jacqui Short Boyce spotted the yearling lying on its back while passing by the field on Wednesday.

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

Washington’s first known wolf death by cougars, in 2013, was an underweight yearling female traveling on a ridgeline in the Cascade Mountains.

From National Geographic • Aug. 25, 2023

It may have been the fastest quarter ever run by a yearling.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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