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well-bred

[wel-bred] / ˈwɛlˈbrɛd /


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The exorbitant cost of buying a well-bred racehorse is not for the faint of wallet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

In one fell swoop, the well-bred cow showcased Brazil's prowess in the business of modern cattle ranching.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024

She added: "The public has the choice, choose healthy, well-bred dogs or choose this kind of exaggerated mutant. I wouldn't buy any of these dogs. I feel really sorry for them."

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2023

Variolation made it to Britain thanks to an unlikely advocate: a well-bred and erudite young woman named Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2021

They were obviously cut from the same well-read, well-bred, lunatic cloth.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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