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fledgling

[flej-ling] / ˈflɛdʒ lɪŋ /


NOUN
baby bird
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Just five years later, a DVD-by-mail business turned into a fledgling streaming service made history with a nomination for “House of Cards” in the same drama series category.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

It could be a turning point for the fledgling government, but it’s very unclear in what direction.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

And conveniently for Bogle and for Vanguard, because this passive strategy technically required no “investment advisory services,” the fledgling firm was permitted to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But as trading relationships began opening back up through the first half of the decade, fledgling pistachio growers in the U.S. took issue with the volume and low price of Iranian pistachio imports.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Otherwise he lay quiet like a bruised fledgling, with the dry, parched lips of exhaustion and a body which could struggle no more.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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