brood
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These bees wait until A. regularis females have prepared brood cells underground before laying their own eggs inside them.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Then there was his promise to build her a dance studio on their massive estate; he turned it into a schoolhouse for their growing brood of children.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, and added pigs, chickens, horses, dogs, and cats to their brood.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
According to the study, "excessive heat, with maximal temperatures exceeding 40°C, can reduce colony populations by impairing the thermoregulation of brood or by exposing adults to temperatures that shorten their lifespans."
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
His young nephews and cousins—a brood of Gitneys he called “The Young Men”—would come to dine with grim faces.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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