sire

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Three years on, the Purosangue remains an astonishing presence on any street, a provocation, an outrage, a moral panic—indeed, sire, very like a Ferrari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

And second, female cats can actually carry litters fathered by multiple males, so more partners means more chance of having a strong, healthy sire for at least some of the kittens.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2024

She was the daughter of Street Cry, who fathered a Kentucky Derby winner named Street Sense, but had no greater moment as a sire than Zenyatta’s birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

A corner stall in the stallion barn still bears Secretariat’s name and that of his sire, Bold Ruler, among those of other elites who have inhabited the space.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023

But Robert had to admit that the calves were stocky through the shoulder and hip, showing at least some trace of the fine registered Hereford bull that Ulibarri had insisted and sworn was their sire.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko