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[brood] / brud /




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Others may gain more by helping ensure the survival of the brood, which often includes their siblings.

From Science Daily • May 26, 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

Farr, 56, purchased the four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom property in 2011 when she and her then-husband, Seung Yong Chung, realized the Spanish bungalow they had been living in could no longer accommodate their rapidly expanding brood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 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

Agnes and the rest of her brood followed.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate




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