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Tinned fish has been around for centuries, dating all the way back to the late 1700s when canning and preserving foods were budding inventions.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

Ugonna, 18, and his friend Lloyd, 19 - known as Tipsy and Big L - were budding musicians in Port Harcourt's rap scene.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

But when we were there, the trees were budding, suggesting the promise of cool, dappled shade to come.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018

Outside experts said there were budding signs of maturation within the administration.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2017

The six young men, four of whom were budding lawyers, saw themselves as merely a circle of like-minded friends.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt