breeder
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Dozens of critically endangered tortoises were sent by a German commercial breeder to a defunct zoo in Togo, then to Belgium before arriving in India.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
It’s her fourth time participating, and last year she secured second place, losing to a 2-year-old hairless Frenchie and English bulldog mix named Petunia who had been rescued from a backyard breeder in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
This is the talk of “the Samoyed grapevine,” said Deborah DeFonzo, a breeder who runs Atomic Samoyeds in Hampton, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She was a racehorse owner, breeder and a racing fan who, like her grandson William, often revealed a more private side of her personality in her reactions while watching a race.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When Zita told her mother what he’d said, that Bobby was looking for a breeder, Mrs. Rajcsanyi was horrified.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Of the roughly 20 different characteristics breeders try to control, Bedford said, “crisp texture has generated the most enthusiastic response from consumers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Bacelar has consistently denied buying dogs from breeders, insisting that all of her dogs qualify as rescues because they are animals in need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Most of the dogs are beagles, along with some Malinois and Shepherd mixes, brought on board through adoption or legal breeders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
It can take 10 to 15 years for breeders in the US and Europe to develop a top quality fruit and they patent their varieties.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The study that founded modern biology was buried in the pages of an obscure journal of an obscure scientific society, read mostly by plant breeders in a declining Central European town.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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