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offspring

[awf-spring, of-] / ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɒf- /


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That pair and their two youngest cubs returned in 2024 to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where their five older offspring also live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Who wants to contemplate our technological offspring ending our existence?

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The offspring of one of the world's rarest trees has been given a new home in south-west Scotland as conservationists step up efforts to save the species from extinction.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

At the same time, such offspring have something to live up to, expectations to meet, a bar to clear that’s set a little higher than if they were completely original.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Pregnancy is long, offspring per pregnancy are few, and there are long breaks between pregnancies.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

It sticks out like a sore thumb among the Camden Yards offsprings that followed.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

Internal fertilization leads to more genetic variations and increases the survival rates of offsprings.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

He deduced that the imperfect offsprings were younger ones who had spent less time in their mother’s womb—a direct consequence of superfetation.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011

Toys R Us' "Fabulous 15" top picks includes Monster High dolls, offsprings to famous monster characters, and Hasbro's Cuponk, a game that challenges players to master ball-and-cup tricks using a wall.

From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2010

There was a column for each of the hens and their possible offsprings, and the grand total, expressed in terms of chickens, was stupendous.

From Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman




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