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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

In a coordinated captive breeding program, conservationists trapped wild cats and bred them under carefully controlled conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The juice was made using tomatoes specially bred to contain elevated levels of lycopene and was fortified with soy isoflavone extract.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The winged insects are the farm's signature butterfly and are bred at its sister farm in Belize.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He bred short-tall hybrids with short-tall hybrids to produce third-generation progeny.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee