1
a
: a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: apprentice
especially
: an inexperienced newspaper reporter
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the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball
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Any cubs born overseas would remain Chinese property.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
See them In Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park, wildlife officials were thrilled to spot a mother sun bear and her cub, a rare sighting for this vulnerable species.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The three-month-old cub was captured and brought over from China in 1936 by American fashion designer and socialite Ruth Harkness, who was inspired to carry out her late husband's dream.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Two more healthy cubs, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, followed in August 2013 and August 2015, respectively.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
See them In Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park, wildlife officials were thrilled to spot a mother sun bear and her cub, a rare sighting for this vulnerable species.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The three-month-old cub was captured and brought over from China in 1936 by American fashion designer and socialite Ruth Harkness, who was inspired to carry out her late husband's dream.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Two more healthy cubs, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, followed in August 2013 and August 2015, respectively.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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cub
noun1
a
: a young flesh-eating mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion)
b
: a young shark
2
: a young person
3
: a person just learning a job : apprentice
a cub reporter
a cub pilot
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