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wean

[ween] / win /
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detach
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"People assume that it will always be readily available. And we need to wean ourselves off that kind of idea that water will always be there."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Versant is aiming to wean itself off of the pay-TV business due to the decline in subscribers who have migrated to streaming video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

These duties “shall not be imposed” if a country’s purchases are less than 15% of Russia’s total annual gas exports, provided it is taking “significant” steps to wean off of Russian energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

But when Zuraiq could finally eat grass and grains, Father covered the mother goat’s udders in order to wean Zuraiq.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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

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

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

In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted territory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

And he said the percentage of animals that have died in the Año Nuevo rookery is relatively small: Only about 5% of weaned pups and 6% of adult males have died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Three decades after they became Britain's biggest bands, interest in both is still huge - among their original fans and a new generation who were weaned on their songs.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Soon after George was weaned my father began teaching him, as he had been teaching me, tribal ways of life.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

More startling is their failure to discuss commercial baby foods, on which nearly all of America’s new parents depend for navigating the weaning process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

Ms Hepburn raised concerns about paediatric first aid training being in date and staff education over weaning.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

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

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

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


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