nest

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But the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs Jackie might lay new eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Their size closely matched what the bee needed for a nest.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

State pensions in most of Europe remain more generous than U.S. social security, reducing the incentive to build nest eggs in the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Her workers and soldier ants, those that protect the nest, are all female and will eventually number in the hundreds of thousands.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In Mr. Burns’s case, inspiration struck the poet soon after his plow struck the nest of a “wee beastie,” which is to say, a small field mouse, and tore it all to pieces.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood