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Neither of them is a spring chicken.
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Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Breakthrough guard Pat Spencer, no spring chicken by NBA standards at 29, acknowledged that the Warriors are not a young team.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2026
In the open kitchen, chef Farid Fazel, who trained at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, now prepares creations such as Breton turbot with sea urchin and lobster nage on a three-ton charcoal grill, as well as regional dishes such as spring chicken with salted lemon gremolata.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Not exactly spring chickens in a game predicated on leveraging speed.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Breakthrough guard Pat Spencer, no spring chicken by NBA standards at 29, acknowledged that the Warriors are not a young team.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2026
In the open kitchen, chef Farid Fazel, who trained at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, now prepares creations such as Breton turbot with sea urchin and lobster nage on a three-ton charcoal grill, as well as regional dishes such as spring chicken with salted lemon gremolata.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Not exactly spring chickens in a game predicated on leveraging speed.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Spring chicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20chicken. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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