bred
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“We’ve definitely been bred up in this music,” BG reflects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Footage of a puffling - a baby puffin - bred on the Copeland Islands off the County Down coast has been captured for the first time.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The mosquitoes that bred in settlements eventually evolved a preference for blood meals from their human neighbors, who were now the most available food source.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
I said he was well bred and Salamano looked pleased.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
