domesticated
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But there’s also some solid evidence that humans domesticated ourselves, selecting tameness over aggression.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Instead of positioning the product as a domesticated race car, he realized this was Ferrari’s chance to sell something less tangible but infinitely more valuable: the fulfillment of every fan’s childhood dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Sheep were first domesticated approximately 10,500 years ago in the Middle East, and were eventually brought to British shores by Neolithic farmers some time around 4000BC.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Farmers still rely on plants that are "not really domesticated," said Miguel Santo Domingo Martinez, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lippman lab who led the study.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
For thousands of years after corn was domesticated in Mexico, it failed to spread northward into eastern North America, because of the cooler climates and shorter growing season prevailing there.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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