nascent
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When Gap bought Athleta nearly two decades ago, the athleisure industry was still nascent.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
And IBM’s $10 billion investment in quantum computing will help maintain its position as a leader in the nascent sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Last year, he referred to the nascent technology as a “mutant AI cockroach.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
A.I. has been a key motif of Leo’s nascent papacy, from early speeches to advisory groups to the reception of tech execs who’ve approached the holy man on their own.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
What made their partnership extraordinary was that during this nascent period of nuclear physics, theorists and experimentalists customarily regarded each other with mutual condescension and suspicion.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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