harbored
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When the trees of the Singer Tract were at last clear-cut beginning in 1937, however, the wolves it had harbored were shot on sight, as they were when the leases of other refuges expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Hitler harbored a particular hatred for the former czarist capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
There was talk that he could become governor of Michoacán, or even president, a dream he had harbored since childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
This confirms fears that Iran has harbored for weeks or months.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The coaches, who had always harbored concerns about Billingsley because of his life-style, were not terribly surprised.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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