nestling
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One unexpected finding was that warmer extremes were linked to heavier fledging weights during the nestling stage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
The study shows wildebeest frequently crisscross the Sand River and the areas surrounding the Ritz-Carlton, even though they avoid forested areas nestling the camp due to the risk of predators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Many years ago, her cat had escaped and came back with a hummingbird nestling.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
That plot point was a bit of “amazing synchronicity,” Starr said, because he had been thinking about talking to Kripke about nestling some of his own existential feelings about aging into Homelander.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
“I thought we’d use the microscope today,” he said, securing it in its case and nestling it in his haversack.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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