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[breed] / brid /






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The juveniles usually leave between August and September, travelling to West Africa where they remain for a few years, before returning to Dorset when they are ready to breed.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Russian state scientists appointed by Putin have focused on two key technologies: bioprinting, or 3D-printing living tissue, and xenotransplantation, or growing human organs inside mini-pigs, a porcine breed deemed genetically compatible to humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The waste can also clog the aquatic vegetation where the fish would feed and breed, and contaminate the water on which they depend.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Holstein calves, a popular dairy breed, could be seen in cages through small trees in front of the enclosures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

She found out pretty quick that I was a different breed of cat from Father.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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