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Vacant homes breed more vacant homes nearby, and going one by one, the city couldn’t keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Elephant seals and sea lions bark and breed on its sandy coves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Environmentalists also say river bank fortifications destroy shallow-water zones where aquatic life and insects breed -- and the adjoining natural floodplains that act like sponges at times of excess water.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

As it turns out, though, betrayal can also breed penitents, shrewd minor politicians, and ghosts.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

A rise in flock sizes, larger breeds and steady beef demand have contributed to a poultry surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

During colonial expansion, European breeds spread across much of the world and replaced numerous older lineages.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

"What we should be doing is educating people on responsible ownership of all dogs, all breeds."

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Only about two dozen were adopted domestically, partly due to South Koreans' preference for small breeds better suited to apartment living.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Wrinkling her nose at the sudden smell, the assassin walked past cages and stalls filled with dogs of many different breeds.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

So much so that state media recently reported that the industry had seen "rapid growth" which had "bred illegal practices and chaos".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

On the Northwest Coast of North America, for instance, some Indigenous communities bred small dogs with woolly coats specifically for their hair.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The mosquitoes that bred in settlements eventually evolved a preference for blood meals from their human neighbors, who were now the most available food source.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

A mystique built up around his calculus class—if you could make it through there, you had truly accomplished something spectacular, something no one thought you could do—and success bred more success.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

There are now around 30 breeding pairs of puffins, which is being seen as a real success story.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

KD1 is nearing the breeding age of five.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

She said her partner had organised all breeding and registering of the dogs.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Castro even mused about breeding miniature cows for Havana families to keep at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Another bonanza was the development of world trade routes, which by Roman times effectively joined the populations of Europe, Asia, and North Africa into one giant breeding ground for microbes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond