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As the two prepare for their sons to arrive later this year, familiarize yourself with Cannon’s current brood below.
NICK CANNON AND ABBY DE LA ROSA ANNOUNCE THEY’RE EXPECTING TWINS WITH STUNNING MATERNITY SHOOTCHARLI PENNAPRIL 12, 2021ESSENCE.COM
Carlson has two more kids than I have, yet I do not feel as though his brood has disenfranchised me.
TUCKER CARLSON’S ESPOUSAL OF ‘REPLACEMENT’ THEORY IS BOTH TOXIC AND AHISTORICPHILIP BUMPAPRIL 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST
This brood has been quietly rummaging around underground for the past 17 years and will not emerge until the soil temperature about a foot below ground reaches 64 degrees.
WHAT IS BROOD X? WHEN DO CICADAS COME OUT IN 2021? ANSWERING YOUR BUGGIEST QUESTIONS.BONNIE BERKOWITZ, ARTUR GALOCHAAPRIL 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST
After hatching in June, hens and their broods seek out wet areas where chicks stock up on protein-rich insects and wildflowers to grow and survive the winter.
SIMPLE HAND-BUILT STRUCTURES CAN HELP STREAMS SURVIVE WILDFIRES AND DROUGHTBRIANNA RANDALLMARCH 26, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
Caring for a humming brood has made him appreciate just how precious a healthy colony is.
BEE THEFT IS ALMOST A PERFECT CRIME—BUT THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWNANDREW ZALESKIFEBRUARY 9, 2021POPULAR SCIENCE
Shultz brooded over the worsening situation and what to do about it.
GEORGE P. SHULTZ, COUNSEL AND CABINET MEMBER FOR TWO REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS, DIES AT 100MICHAEL ABRAMOWITZ, DAVID HOFFMANFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
He returned in ten minutes or so, having sat for that period behind a neighbouring tree to brood over his circumstances.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNE
What can be prettier than a brood of chickens with a good motherly hen, like the one in this picture!
THE NURSERY, JULY 1873, VOL. XIV. NO. 1VARIOUS
What will you be, some day, when Posey lays eggs, and brings out a brood of little chickens?
THE NURSERY, JULY 1873, VOL. XIV. NO. 1VARIOUS
A portly woman, whom Isabel knew to be the mother of a brood, was far more anxious to please.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
SYNONYM OF THE DAYMAY 12, 2021
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mediocre
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unruly

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boondogglenoun | [boon-dog-uh l, -daw-guh l]SEE DEFINITION