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[spawn] / spɔn /


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Seidu equipped fishermen with GPS trackers to identify where guitarfish gather and spawn.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The area will then be made more fish-friendly by building in natural steps that will increase habitats and allow the creatures to move up and down stream and spawn.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

In the meantime, the quest could spawn technologies with other applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, when he was their age, young Giles, nicknamed Ripper, terrorized London by summoning hell spawn for fun.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

From her first day, Mrs. Dodds loved Nancy Bobofit and figured I was devil spawn.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The Severn Estuary is home to huge numbers of sprats and salmon, and the twaite shad, a protected migrating species which spawns in the tributaries of the River Severn.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

There will be a backlash against local and regional businesses owned by private equity that spawns a new wave of growth in family-owned and operated businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Straight line winds result when rain and hail at high altitudes evaporate and cool the ambient air, which then plummets and, at the surface, spawns intense winds that rush outward.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2023

But when that fertilizer leaches into a nearby lake, it spawns lethal algae blooms, contaminates drinking water and kills plants and fish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2023

I had thought there were many of them in the East and the Middle West, but California spawns them like herrings.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

All told, the reels have racked up more than 60 million views, and has spawned news articles, judgey online commentary, and expert advice about boundaries and food restriction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

A boom in artificial intelligence has spawned the building of large data centers, while a rising stock market has increased demand for financial advice.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The case spawned in Nevada, of all places, as the local Gaming Control Board sent a cease-and-desist letter notifying Kalshi that it was violating Nevada statutes and gaming regulations.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

“We’ve seen that in how #MeToo played out. That spawned litigation, but it was also a big global cultural moment,” Iyer said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Salinas was surrounded and penetrated with swamps, with tule-filled ponds, and every pond spawned thousands of frogs.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

And how and why were they surviving, spawning and getting so big?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Fifth, the DNI can set priorities for technical innovations that the other agencies can’t do on their own, at least not without creating a dozen or more different approaches, spawning duplication, unfilled gaps, or both.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Backstage, she and Sean “hit it off immediately,” spawning a blossoming creative relationship that has held up since.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Electrodes in the olfactory bulbs of salmon will fire when the olfactory epithelium is exposed to water from their spawning grounds, whereas water from other streams causes no response.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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