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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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Gray whales typically do not feed during their migration to and from tropical breeding grounds.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

A nature reserve has played a vital role in helping restore numbers of the UK's tallest bird species during a record-breaking breeding year.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

He supplements his income by breeding: In the opening chapter, Muthammai, a woman with a genetic defect, gives birth to her 18th child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

When feed costs become unsustainable, farmers may be forced to kill or sell off the breeding cows and sows that represent the future of the food supply.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

He’d definitely come back a little later in the year and see if they were breeding.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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