nested
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Below, on a plain white plate, sat the actual dish: shrimp nested in crisp cups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Watch for clues when the storyline we’re watching becomes its own nested narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Now, a group of the birds have nested at an industrial estate near Guildford, with the hope they will rear chicks in the coming years.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The novellas are composed of nested stories inspired by Scheherazade’s tales in “One Thousand and One Nights.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Nathan was happy when Mother Water Monster stopped near a bed of rocks that nested on a tangle of seaweed.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
