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[nest] / nɛst /


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That shift matched the insects' normal progression from nursing larvae inside the nest to gathering food outside it.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

This can set up your child to have a sizable tax-free nest egg they can withdraw in retirement.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Even those with modest means can grow their nest eggs bigger than they might think.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But before it was publicly announced, tragedy struck the nest.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

There were shrubs clinging to the surface, and birds perched on occasional outcrops—crows, a nest of sand martins, and a flock of four silver-gray hawklike birds Christopher had never seen before.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

He added: "We observed a number of birds leaving the site but their chicks and nests would not have survived."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

As ground-nesting birds, their nests can be particularly open to damage.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

It was found in the spring; wasps don’t make nests in the winter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Bumblebees usually forage within about 1.5 km of their nests, giving them fewer opportunities to avoid local pollution.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

By the next day, Martha and June were content on their nests.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Now, a group of the birds have nested at an industrial estate near Guildford, with the hope they will rear chicks in the coming years.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The small seabirds have nested on the beach at Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, every year since 2019.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It may be nested centered over the 300px or 355px artboard.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

Melissa Subbotin, a spokesperson for PG&E, said the poles and wires near where the birds nested had been adapted with coverings and other safety features to make them safe for raptors.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

It seemed the pixies had nested in my chimney, and now that they were waking, the whole cottage had become one big, swarming pixie nest.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Paul Davies, countryside manager for the area, says a large number of nesting birds will have died as well as reptiles, small mammals and amphibians.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In the report they published following their visit, they highlighted damage to turtle nesting sites, bird habitats and the local dunes.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

While the center can’t be 100% sure of the eagle’s identity, “it is suspected to be an individual from a nesting pair in the area,” Cameron said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Yet there’s a turducken of ironies nesting in the response to Mr. Trump’s firings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Tell them peregrine falcons are nesting here. I’m sure when they hear that, they’ll want to wait until the nesting season is over. These are very special birds.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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