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brood

[brood] / brud /




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Varroa mites must enter brood cells to reproduce, so the team tested whether mites were equally attracted to larvae from different types of colonies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The past has not quite closed in—he and we will be left to brood about journeys made and not made.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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 dwelling offers ample room for a Kardahsian-Jenner-sized brood, boasting eight bedrooms and eight full bathrooms, including an attached guest suite with a private entrance, kitchenette, sitting area, and courtyard.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But no, he would not brood on that.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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