brood
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The past has not quite closed in—he and we will be left to brood about journeys made and not made.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
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
But she had a beautiful house, a steady job, a loving husband, a brood of healthy and happy children; surely that was worth the trade.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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