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spawn

[spawn] / spɔn /


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The full Fish Moon refers to when shad fish came upstream to spawn and Breaking Ice Moon highlights the arrival of warmer weather.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Pook said the district is releasing less water from its reservoirs now, in order to preserve more for the fall when salmon migrate upriver to spawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The saga has threatened to spawn legal action and potentially halt the entire festival, which also features music, dance, theatre and other cultural events and is scheduled to begin at the end of February.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

And that discovery probably will spawn more actions against America’s adversaries.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

More kept appearing: dozens of demons and minor gods, each one the spawn of Night.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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