brood
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Then there was his promise to build her a dance studio on their massive estate; he turned it into a schoolhouse for their growing brood of children.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
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
Conditions were far more severe near the edges of the brood.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
Bees developing in the center of the brood experienced about 1.7 hours per day below optimal temperatures and roughly 1.6 hours above that range.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
She sat down and pressed her brood patch against them.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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