wean

wean

I was weaned on this kind of amusement, albeit unwittingly, by my parents.

From Slate Magazine

The retailer has already been weaning customers off of discounts, thanks to a better assortment and leaner inventories.

From CNBC

Mom will naturally raise the calf, with weaning could take between 6-10 months, maybe longer.

From CBS Local

Calves can be weaned at 2 to 3 years old.

From Huffington Post

The beauty is that you can start at a certain nicotine level and wean yourself off.

From NJ.com

He was finally weaned off eating raw meat, never talked, but learned some sign language.

From Huffington Post

Wean off and pay off the coffee debt.

From Huffington Post

By assigning a cost to the production of greenhouse gases, companies hope to establish a financial incentive to wean themselves off fossil fuels.

From Huffington Post

It measured just over 13 feet and was likely still nursing, but about to be weaned, he said.

From OregonLive.com

This, by extension, allowed for future soap writers to wean audiences onto equally flawed characters of color.

From The Atlantic

I was weaned on politics my whole life.

From TIME

State budget woes are a worsening drag on growth as the federal government tries to wean the economy from two years of extraordinary support.

From Bloomberg

Her doctor plans to wean her off of medication soon to see how she does.

From CNN

But maybe it’s time to wean ourselves from the bottle.

From Huffington Post

Set realistic goals so that you wean yourself off the bad habits and maintain your weight loss.

From Huffington Post

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