cub

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\ ˈkəb

Definition of cub

1a : a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)

b : a young shark

2 : a young person

3 : apprentice especially : an inexperienced newspaper reporter

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the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball

Recent Examples on the Web Residents of a Newbury Park neighborhood had an unexpected visitor in their yards overnight: a wandering black bear cub. — Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021 A few months later, firefighters in Scotland freed a fox cub from a rusty wheel with cutting equipment. — Rachel Trent, CNN, 12 June 2021 Still, officials say people shouldn't encourage bears to go near them even if a bear cub appears friendly—mainly for the bears' own safety. — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2021 Captured as a cub by a hunting party in 1951, Mohan was bred to an orange tiger and then to his daughter from that breeding. — Azzedine Downes, Scientific American, 22 June 2021 Over the past two decades, DeRusha matured from WCCO-TV cub reporter to morning anchor as Minnesotans watched. — Star Tribune, 21 June 2021 In 2016, a polar bear cub named Nora arrived at the Oregon Zoo, to be paired with an older bear named Tasul to provide companionship for Tasul and socialization for Nora. — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021 Last summer, the staff received a young male cub from Redding whose paws had been badly burned in a fire. — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 An off-duty deputy nearly shot him before someone scooped up the 175-pound cub and drove off. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 May 2021

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