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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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The horse has been used as a breeding stallion, with what its admirers say are predictably strong results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It was a "major achievement of national cultural policy," the official said, to get the "art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration" added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The trust said the babies were born on 4 May to mother Eka and father Nero and were part of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums breeding programme.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

As a result, they predicted that females might reproduce with multiple males across different breeding seasons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

He was confused now, but Dessie could hold his bit and point him, the way a handler points a thoroughbred at the barrier to show his breeding and his form.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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