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Meanings of fledging in English

Spanish
emplumecer
Catalan
plomada

Bird, bat or other flighted creature learning how to fly.

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Usage of fledging in English
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They have returned each spring, successfully fledging young in all but 2015.
The Guardian
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He also shared what the objectives were for his fledging label.
Jamaica Observer
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He was callow all over-likea canary that had not finished fledging itself.
Plain Tales from the Hills
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The company dominates the fledging tablet computer market it helped create with the iPad.
Reuters
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The move comes as insurers seek ways to capitalise on the fledging microinsurance sector.
Reuters
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The infusion of Chinese capital has helped fuel expansion in Myanmar's fledging industrial sector.
Reuters
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Hang in there long enough, and you'll eventually see your fledging effort produced on Broadway.
Reuters
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A few days later, the fledging was found dead at the base of the dome.
Climbing Magazine
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So instead of sprouting a whole host of new fledging groups, the numbers are dwindling.
The Irish Times
10
Just need a bit of growing and fledging.
The Pinhoe Egg
11
After a decade in trading and corporate roles, she took over the fledging commodities business in 2007.
Reuters
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Two fledging carriers already have taken off.
Reuters
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Chicks from the world's largest colony of Manx shearwaters will start fledging from the end of this month.
BBC
14
Washington is threatening to pull all of its troops out, leaving Afghanistan's fledging army to fight the Taliban alone.
Reuters
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There comes a time with any fledging genre when an artist comes along and flips the whole cart over.
The Irish Times
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A renewed effort to promote the nation's fledging biofuels industry will be a further blow to major oil producers.
Reuters
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Translations for fledging
Spanish
emplumecer
Fledging through the time