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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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Breeding occurs in regions spanning from Año Nuevo Island in Central California to the Kuril Islands north of Japan, with the greatest concentration of breeding grounds in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"We are currently transferring the horses at this stud farm to other stud farms in Ukraine," director of the state-owned enterprise "Horse Breeding of Ukraine" Vitaliy Brovko told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Breeding Bald Eagles in Arizona are generally believed to stay close to their nesting territories for much of the year, but there has been much less information about what nonbreeding birds do.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

Breeding two big pumpkins often yields a bigger pumpkin, but not always.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Ban on Experimental Breeding did not come into effect until this century, long after the first recorded sighting of an Acromantula in 1794.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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