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
The reserve has an osprey platform to attract the raptors and the adults who have nested there are also believed to be first-time parents.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Watch for clues when the storyline we’re watching becomes its own nested narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Swift boxes were placed on the tower of the David Attenborough Building in the city in 2020 and the first pair nested and reared two chicks in 2021.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Bottles of vinho verde had nested in a bed of ice in the bathtub.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
