nascent
adjective
beginning to exist or develop.
nascence
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a word derived from
nascent.
Example Sentences
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“From the genre’s nascence as an oral tradition, rap artists have played the part of storytellers, providing a lens into their lives and those in their communities,” Hall wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
When Congress created Medicare in 1965, hearing aids were in their nascence, Dr. Lin said, and hearing loss was “not seen as anything remotely important.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Robb refused, calling the request “unprecedented since the nascence of the National Labor Relations Act” and saying his removal “would set an unfortunate precedent,” in a letter he sent the White House.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2021
Yet that faith, from its nascence, was tested on various fronts.
From Forbes ● Oct. 2, 2014
That spirit alone can preclude the gradual nascence of desire to call into existence a new balance of power.
From Before the War by Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane
