brood

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The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, and added pigs, chickens, horses, dogs, and cats to their brood.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

In the smallest hives, temperatures at the outer brood edges fluctuated by as much as 11°C each day, compared with swings of about 6°C in the largest colonies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

While you meditate you brood on the impermanence of all things, including yourself, and envision yourself as a corpse, lying out on a bier, all life gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In 2021, Alec and Hilaria, 41, revealed plans to renovate the beach getaway, where they have long spent summers and holidays with their growing brood of children.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

She walked back, turned, and snuggled them against her brood patch.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George