fledgling
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His big break in politics came ahead of Trump’s first presidential bid in 2015, when he joined the fledgling campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Deep-sea mining seeks to tap previously untouched seabed deposits of a range of commodities, including cobalt and nickel, but the fledgling industry has long been stalled by environmental concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Internet users have proven they’ll make a habit of swinging by these fledgling new spaces — if the conversation is interesting enough.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Four months later, having purchased a small number of animals locally to rear for meat, Fiona's fledgling farm in Creetown recorded the first ever case of bluetongue in Scotland.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The fledgling is starting to move a lot more.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
"Year by year now, we're getting more little tern fledglings off and away back to Africa - so that's really amazing."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Their fledglings are about one third lighter, even though the warmest days they experience reach similar temperatures of about 16-17ºC.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Like a loving mother, Tan watches in delight as fledglings learn how to get get food from her patio cage feeders, She worries whether they’ll be affected by smoke from fires in California’s north.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
An ancient peregrine instinct was finally guiding her—do not feed the fledglings.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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