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breed

[breed] / brid /






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Mature eels then make the journey back to sea to breed.

From BBC • May 7, 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

He may do this methodically, or he may do it unconsciously by preserving the individuals most useful to him at the time, without any thought of altering the breed....

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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