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Recent Examples of weanling
The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach.
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Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
Fueled in part by the fascination with American Pharoah’s offspring, the average price for the 10,343 weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds in training sold at auction last year jumped by more than 14 percent from 2016, to $72,823.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
These weanling seals are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild!
—Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Along with his final price as a 2-year-old, Morello was auctioned twice previously – for $140,000 as a weanling at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and for $200,000 as a yearling at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022
Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019.
—Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
Fueled in part by the fascination with American Pharoah’s offspring, the average price for the 10,343 weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds in training sold at auction last year jumped by more than 14 percent from 2016, to $72,823.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
These weanling seals are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild!
—Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weanling
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This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable.Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Existing studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024
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The body-cam video also shows Chappell sweeping her finger into the newborn's mouth and pulling out a small amount of a sticky-looking fluid that the baby may have swallowed during the delivery. Mich.Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Families need time to care for newborns or loved ones facing health challenges.Paolo Mastrangelo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Times had a story this week that five infants recently froze to death in Gaza.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Dressed in a red onesie, the infant kicked her legs and attempted to pick up her head in the adorable video taken by her mom.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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LaFleur acted as if every play was the biggest of his life, repeatedly fought with officials, whipped off his headset, and jumped up and down like a spoiled toddler.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Culkin shares two toddler sons with his fiancée Brenda Song.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Roughly 24% of the more than 24,400 missing cases in the Namus database involve juveniles, Othram Labs said in a statement.Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
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That leaves librarians and booksellers having to impose unconstitutional restrictions on access to materials by older juveniles and adults, chilling their access, Brooks said.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Add kids or needing to care for other family members, and that worker falls below poverty levels.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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In October, city officials sent out about 13,000 student school forms for kids to take home and complete with their families.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Culinary classes, crafts, games, scavenger hunts, and movie showings keep youngsters entertained indoors.Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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He’s meant a lot to San Jose off the ice, too, as far as his leadership and influence around the youngsters.Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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According to 2023 research from Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, unintentional drug overdoses have accounted for more than nine in 10 poisoning deaths among adolescents since 2016.Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Time to Talk About Pornography: More adolescents than ever are watching it.Franz Lidz, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weanling. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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