bred

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For years, Ridglan has bred beagles for biomedical research that activists denounce as cruel but federal law protects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Venice resident Brian Kahn fell in love with horse racing during visits to Santa Anita as a kid and hopes a horse he bred, The Puma, wins the Kentucky Derby.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Savouri believes the focus of capital markets on this one data point is borderline obsessive and has bred an industry of forecasters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

In July, it was confirmed the animals - which had disappeared from the region more than 100 years ago after being hunted and trapped to extinction - had successfully bred.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Hannibal’s elephants were, and Asian work elephants are, just wild elephants that were captured and tamed; they were not bred in captivity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond