fledgling
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“At this age where they have flight feathers or fledging feathers, they’re starting to branch out and learn how to fly and move around,” Evelo said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Both types of weather can reduce body mass at fledging by as much as 3%.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain's fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family's lawyer said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The reason the Harbor Area Peace Patrol exists, the reason the fledging group, its ranks now 74 strong, had been doing this for more than 100 days and counting, was right down the street.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Still, one reporter insisted on the superior knowledge of the fledging Commander Kane, “nothing had been left undone.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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