fledgling
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According to the nonprofit Owl Research Institute, this stage is known as fledgling, when young birds leave the nest before they are fully capable of flight and begin exploring their surroundings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"I love the idea that by the end of this three-year project, revellers and runners will have created a fledgling Welsh forest, which could flourish for hundreds of years," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 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
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
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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