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Shop corner cabinets, nestling tables, and more.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
How would this nestling fare under the second Trump?
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The researchers, led by Christine Custer from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, tested eggs, nestlings, and the insects the birds ate at 10 locations from the Mid-Atlantic to the Upper Midwest.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This is a dangerous time for the nestlings.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
How would this nestling fare under the second Trump?
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The researchers, led by Christine Custer from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, tested eggs, nestlings, and the insects the birds ate at 10 locations from the Mid-Atlantic to the Upper Midwest.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This is a dangerous time for the nestlings.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nestling
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“Nestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestling. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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nestling
noun
nest·ling
ˈnest-liŋ 
: a young bird not yet able to leave the nest
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