: being in an early stage of development
budding novelists
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her budding career as a lawyer
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
One of the toughest positions for the team to fill has been catcher, with budding superstar Drake Baldwin and veteran Sean Murphy both going down with prolonged injuries this season.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
The author is an author, journalist and budding stand-up comedian in Santa Monica.
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Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
One of the toughest positions for the team to fill has been catcher, with budding superstar Drake Baldwin and veteran Sean Murphy both going down with prolonged injuries this season.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
The author is an author, journalist and budding stand-up comedian in Santa Monica.
—
Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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