nested

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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

The Palisades is nested against a mountain range filled with dried-out flora, making it an “extreme” fire risk, according to an official state threat assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Melissa Subbotin, a spokesperson for PG&E, said the poles and wires near where the birds nested had been adapted with coverings and other safety features to make them safe for raptors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

Perhaps they are, in some sense, nested within one another.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan