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

CJ7 and 022 have already successfully bred at the nest site at Careys Secret Garden for three consecutive years, rearing three young in 2023, four in 2024 and a further four in 2025.

From BBC • May 29, 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

He bred short-tall hybrids with short-tall hybrids to produce third-generation progeny.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee