nest
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Rothney said that when she first saw the size of the nest in June it was about the size of a paperback book.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
So they came up with a repayment plan that would restock their nest egg in short order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He’s too busy feathering his own nest while laughing off any pretense of ethical behavior.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
If you want the best shot at a big retirement nest egg by 65, own a handful of good quality, well-diversified stock and bond funds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The pipe rambled across past the mud dauber wasps’ nest to a hole in the chimney.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Previous research found that increasing the temperature by 12°C caused a tenfold increase in the number of honey bees leaving their nests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Another species of penguin, the macaroni, also nests on the island and is thriving, which scientists believe is linked to their more varied diet.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In a typical day’s work, El Charro will cover half of the building’s exterior, methodically searching for hot spots and pointing Ford staff to nests that are later removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Chinook salmon have been laying eggs in gravelly nests in the Sacramento River for millennia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I gazed at its marshes and rice fields, at kingfishers hovering to dive, cattle egrets dotting the landscape with white, and weaverbird nests dangling from trees like Christmas decorations.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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But the Ocean Protection Council, an agency nested within the California Natural Resources Agency, recommended approving both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Black-necked grebes were already breeding on a nearby wetland when four pairs nested on the newly restored site in 2023, successfully raising 15 young.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Below, on a plain white plate, sat the actual dish: shrimp nested in crisp cups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The charity said careful monitoring, in partnership with the farmers on whose land the birds nested, meant the nests were protected by fences to exclude ground predators such as foxes.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Instead, I would hear the rustle of the leaves of the tamarind tree and the sound of the birds that nested there.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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"It's sort of like Russian nesting dolls because you have grog within grog within grog. You can trace this back several generations of pots," Wallis said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Orange County turtle nests are several hundred miles farther north than the turtles have ever been seen nesting before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This is the sixth wave of the creatures in the nesting season, which started in March.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
She said: "He found a little hedgehog in need of care and we got talking, so the upshot was that I gave them the templates for both nesting and feeding boxes."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The cork, the Wiggle King fishing lure, the Liberty Head silver dollar, even little Eva Cybulskis’s tiny wooden nesting doll.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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