fledgling
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Despite a fledgling oil and gas industry, Senegal relies heavily on importing fuel.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
He’s shown a tender, encouraging side in his support of his fledgling golfer son, Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
She pitched it to Lichtenberg and his now-manager at Fortune, Ashley Lutz, who experimented with the fledgling technology, but the initial results were unsatisfactory and the test was discontinued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
He reached the upper echelons of the military establishment in the late 1990s when he became commander of the Guards' fledgling aerospace forces.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Greater shape and clarity, of course, was what the fledgling record industry preferred to long-winded periods of virtuoso meandering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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