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wean

[ween] / win /
VERB
detach
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Andrew Mack, 42, a cyclist who runs a government-affairs business, believes better cycling infrastructure will help wean people from their cars, particularly for short trips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

A major risk for the four leading hyperscalers is that competing labs will develop their own computing infrastructure and wean themselves off existing clouds, he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Better to begin before then so Israel can wean itself off on its own terms.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Still, Chelsea are attempting to wean themselves off chaos and into the stability seen at Arsenal or previously at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.

From BBC May 16, 2026

The poor woman figured and figured on a way to wean Gussie.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

But as China weans its economy off a reliance on manufacturing and heavy industry, analysts have found the Li Keqiang index needs additional measures.

From Reuters Mar. 11, 2019

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

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

"I think that it's time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support," he told CBS News's 60 Minutes.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

The coroner raised concerns that the doctor may have missed opportunities to put Cauchi back on medication after he was weaned off.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 15, 2026

When there was a novel approach in the classroom, it was geared for a generation indisputably weaned on the fast foods of television and the VCR, not the written word.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

She shares content on topics families would usually turn to their health visitor for support with, such as weaning, developmental milestones and potty training.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 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

After weaning time, Violet would blow her breath on the babygirl’s food, cooling it down for the tender mouth.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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