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During winter, when trees and shrubs have lost their leaves, the insects' oothecae, brown, spongy egg cases measuring about 2 to 3 cm, become easy to spot on branches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Then the power of compound returns will grow it into a huge after-tax retirement nest egg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

By the Labor Department’s own math, 1% in additional fees can shrink someone’s nest egg at retirement by 28%.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Rising egg prices through 2024 and last year, amid a massive bird-flu outbreak, became emblematic of shoppers’ struggles with inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Yet whatever was in the egg couldn't be very big.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Rather, it’s a parasite spread through produce infected with human fecal matter that contains the oocytes, or eggs, of the parasite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Female CJ7 and male 022 laid four eggs in April at a nest site near Wareham for the third year in a row.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Hitching a paycheck, benefits and future nest egg to the exact same company violates the golden rule of finance: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

First, the females bury themselves halfway in the sand with only their heads sticking out and lay their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Leah later told a story in which the public hated Burr so much that he was pelted with “bricks, broken eggs, sticks, and tin pans” outside the courthouse.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock