fledgling
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Reed Hastings, who helped launched Netflix from a fledgling DVD mail-order business into a global streaming juggernaut, plans to exit the company after nearly three decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Despite a fledgling oil and gas industry, Senegal relies heavily on importing fuel.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
According to Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, Wayne, an engineer at the Atari video game company, was in charge of hardware engineering and documentation in the fledgling business.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Getting access to outside capital can be even more crucial for fledgling firms, which have borne the brunt of the private-equity fundraising slump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Henrietta’s cells helped launch the fledgling field of virology, but that was just the beginning.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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