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wean

[ween] / win /
VERB
detach
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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

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

The availability of cheap Chinese electric vehicles and solar panels also gives more options to countries trying to wean themselves off fossil-fuel imports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly of the view we must not doomscroll our way through leaders - we have to wean ourselves off it."

From BBC May 2, 2026

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

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Customs delays, tariff uncertainty and soaring global demand have hiked solar costs and delayed projects as the U.S. weans itself off Chinese dependence.

From Reuters Mar. 3, 2023

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

Born into a nominally liberated time for women, our Gen X girlhood was a specific kind of confusing: Yes, we were weaned on “Free to Be You and Me.”

From Salon Jun. 12, 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

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

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

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

When baby-led weaning became the popular way to feed infants, some said it made parenting a lot harder.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2025

“No news. They're still weaning Nikki off the respirator.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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