bred

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Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.

From The Wall Street Journal

An entire army of boys who looked just like him, bred specifically so they could camouflage and go behind enemy lines.

From Literature

Pyrenean mountain dogs were bred to be livestock guardians, used to protect flocks from wolves and bears.

From BBC

A wolf-dog is a domestic breed of dog that has been bred with a wolf.

From BBC

This detailed look at plant function could reshape how crops are bred.

From Science Daily