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sire

noun as in father

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Not even the stuck-up sire in charge of the local fair wants her stink to rub off on the livestock.

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How could any son not be shaken to the core after discovering that he not only killed his father but married his mother and sired his own siblings!

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Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.

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He has sired five chicks and, alongside his partner is considered “the most dominant condor pair in the park,” according to the Oregon Zoo.

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Mouse pups sired by dysbiotic fathers showed significantly lower birth weights and an increased rate of postnatal mortality.

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