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breed

[breed] / brid /






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Female CJ7 and male 022 were the first of two pairs to breed at Poole Harbour as a result of a five-year translocation project which began in 2017.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Kahn’s idea was to breed her to Charlatan, who won the Arkansas Derby and Malibu Stakes for Bob Baffert in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Translation: This is no Prius, but part of a new breed of plug-in hybrid supercars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The force said neither animal was believed to be a banned breed.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Hoover had been purging many of the frontier lawmen from the bureau, and as White headed to Hoover’s office, he could see the new breed of agents—the college boys who typed faster than they shot.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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