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nested

[nes-tid] / ˈnɛs tɪd /


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The charity leading the breeding project said the pair's arrival was "brilliant news" and hopes a second pair who nested for the first time in 2025 will also return.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It may be nested centered over the 300px or 355px artboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Shortly after, a pair of eagles nested on the north side, bolstering Big Bear Valley’s role as vital habitat for the birds of prey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Instead, they identified immense, separate rings formed from innumerable nested arcs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

On their annual travels between the foothills and the shore, paleo-Indians seem to have visited the area periodically to feast on the cormorants and boobies that nested on the rocks by the beach.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann