bred

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That combination has bred a cycle of fear that asset managers have found difficult to break.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I don’t think they started off that way, but the culture just bred them to become this way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"I'm Port Talbot born and bred," said Doyle.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But none of those tamed animals was actually domesticated—that is, selectively bred in captivity and genetically modified so as to become more useful to humans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond