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[breed] / brid /






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Fruit flies are simple to breed and keep in the lab.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Two of that breed, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria, can’t see into the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Eaton uses a carefully sourced heritage breed bird that’s brined, deboned and served in butter for $35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

An official at the State Organisation for Turkmen Horses told AFP the breed was "on the brink of extinction", hailing the "interest" that has been shown from the country's leaders.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

They had to be a special kind and a special breed.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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