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In its previous incarnation, the roomy but problematic structure at 108 W. North Avenue was either a white elephant or an ugly duckling.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
When that dream began, popular music was the ugly duckling of genres, with little culture.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
These Club stocks — beaten down, disliked, without sponsorship — go from being ugly ducklings to beautiful must-own swans.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
This picture book, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, was first published in 1941 and was such a huge hit that a sculpture of its characters, a pair of mallards and their brood of ducklings, was later installed in the Public Garden.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
When that dream began, popular music was the ugly duckling of genres, with little culture.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
These Club stocks — beaten down, disliked, without sponsorship — go from being ugly ducklings to beautiful must-own swans.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
This picture book, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, was first published in 1941 and was such a huge hit that a sculpture of its characters, a pair of mallards and their brood of ducklings, was later installed in the Public Garden.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Duckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duckling. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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duckling
noun
duck·ling
ˈdək-liŋ 
: a young duck
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