brood

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Then there was his promise to build her a dance studio on their massive estate; he turned it into a schoolhouse for their growing brood of children.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Colonies without sterols stopped producing brood after about 90 days.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, and added pigs, chickens, horses, dogs, and cats to their brood.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

While you meditate you brood on the impermanence of all things, including yourself, and envision yourself as a corpse, lying out on a bier, all life gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Cindy Sindy raised a brood of chickens one year and sold the organic eggs at the local farmers’ market.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King