fledgling
New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise. [1]
? Rohlfs’ hobby, furniture-making, soon blossomed into a fledgling profession and finally a full-blown obsession. [2]
In fact, a fledgling “pay for prevention” industry is beginning to emerge, offering employers ways to reward workers with cash or reduced insurance premiums for exercising more and eating wisely. [3]
Komazawa’s enthusiasm for something new is a small victory for China’s fledgling animation industry, and could well represent a widening crack in Japan’s global anime dominance. [4]
A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. [5]
FOR all the debate lately, one basic fact about America’s health care crisis is rarely mentioned. [3]
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. [1]
TOKYO - Yoko Komazawa had been at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for nearly six hours when she fell in love with a brown-and-white stuffed panda - a character in one of the fair’s featured cartoons. [...] Japan may be the birthplace of anime, but China is gunning for its future as it mounts an aggressive effort to expand the country’s creative prowess and reputation. [4]
Former News critic Richard Huntington wrote that chairs designed by Rohlfs reminded him of medieval torture apparatus. [2]
And some big companies, like Safeway and General Electric, are experimenting on their own with financial incentives to prod employees to adopt healthy habits or to drop bad ones. [3]
Georgie discovers this to her sorrow, yet learns that in opening the sky to her, her friend has truly given her the world. [6]
A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest. [5]
His furniture designs, though ostensibly created for practical use, were often so fantastically conceived and executed that they transcended their decorative nature to become singular works of art. [...] In the span of just 10 years, the eccentric Rohlfs created an immense body of work now considered remarkable for its individuality, its artistic aspiration, and its influence on future generations and movements of artists and craftspeople. [2]
Sources:
[1] fledgling: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
[2] The freaky furniture of Charles Rohlfs : Local Theater …
[3] Unboxed - Paying Workers to Live Healthier Lives - NYTimes.com
[4] China making anime push as Japan hits slump - San Jose …
[5] fledgling - definition of fledgling by the Free Online …
[6] Fledgling: Amazon.ca: Jane Langton: Books