bred

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Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The juice was made using tomatoes specially bred to contain elevated levels of lycopene and was fortified with soy isoflavone extract.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Eels bred in captivity will be sold in Japanese shops for the first time, in a move that could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish, officials said Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The winged insects are the farm's signature butterfly and are bred at its sister farm in Belize.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

There’s Maggie, the dog we got after my level nine Westerns, and then there are her puppies Lily, Atlas, and Bella, who were bred at the same farm where we found Maggie.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles