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Out went the Coca-Cola and the ready meals, in came the sea bream, the sea bass, the spring chicken and the vegetables.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Messi is no spring chicken himself, turning 38 on June 24.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But the main takeaway here is that not only is Sondheim now gone, his peers are no spring chickens, either.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Michael De Luca is a relative spring chicken at 59, but he’s been fronting studio slates — at New Line, MGM, Amazon and Warner Bros. — for three decades.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Messi is no spring chicken himself, turning 38 on June 24.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But the main takeaway here is that not only is Sondheim now gone, his peers are no spring chickens, either.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Michael De Luca is a relative spring chicken at 59, but he’s been fronting studio slates — at New Line, MGM, Amazon and Warner Bros. — for three decades.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Spring chicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20chicken. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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