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wean

[ween] / win /
VERB
detach
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The plan also seeks to wean Turkey off its heavy dependence on energy imports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bass talked about her efforts to wean L.A. city completely off of coal-generated power, which it achieved in December 2025, and turning the switch on for one of the largest solar projects in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"People assume that it will always be readily available. And we need to wean ourselves off that kind of idea that water will always be there."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, some organizations that rely heavily on diesel are looking to wean themselves off reliance on the fuel to prevent future price fluctuations from having a major impact.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Arthur had managed to wean Sir Aglovale from his revenge, it is true, and the old feud seemed to have healed over.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

As Europe weans itself off Russian energy, Washington is fast emerging as its largest gas supplier, with experts suggesting Croatia's Adriatic gas terminal offers a pathway deeper into the continent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Jen's job was set up to help what young people themselves call the "Covid weans" - youngsters who started the pandemic as children and emerged as teenagers.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

Over the next several decades, however, the energy pull on the grid will increase significantly, as will demand from other electric sources as the country weans itself off of fossil fuels.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2022

Mr. Tshisekedi has said that too much of the profits from the nation’s metals and minerals — increasingly in demand as the world weans itself from fossil fuels — fail to benefit the Congolese.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

The Lady said she’d raised six weans of her own and five o’ them lads, eight o’ someone else’s lads wouldn’t be much different.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

The news hit right before the September-November window when most US calves are weaned and sold.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted territory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

She definitely wasn’t, but I could see why she was concerned: Generations of young people have been weaned on visions of summer as a catalyst for transformation.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

As January drew to a close, I weaned myself off the motivational videos.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026

This is the best thing for nursing mothers and for those who are long weaned.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

More startling is their failure to discuss commercial baby foods, on which nearly all of America’s new parents depend for navigating the weaning process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The cubs will feed from mum for about six months before she starts weaning them onto meat, Waller said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

In the longer term, the deal won’t do anything to stop China’s strategic goal of weaning itself off U.S. soybeans, Suderman said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

It started a new fashion in weaning called, “Giving the baby the Gussie.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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