procreate

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The “aspirational vision of masculinity” Mr. Galloway offers is old school, centered around reviving men’s capacity to protect, provide and procreate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Yes, humans, like virtually every life form, have a need to procreate — but in aggregate, not individually.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

When parthenogenesis happens, the egg cell in the female's body divides enough times it needs in order to create half the genes required to procreate.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2023

State laws can be lacking in addressing the nuances of parental relationships and the right to procreate, as the Heidemann case appears to suggest.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems to be enough to keep us afloat.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy