bred

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Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

Eels bred in captivity will be sold in Japanese shops for the first time, in a move that could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish, officials said Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From BBC • May 8, 2026

An optimistic, naive collection of fools, bred from the foolish founder of the line.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood