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Finally, to bring the day to a close, a senior monk gives a rousing speech, reminding the participants of their duty to procreate, before breaking into the national anthem.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Her ex-husband argued he had a right not to procreate, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Yes, humans, like virtually every life form, have a need to procreate — but in aggregate, not individually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Not only that, but the pupfish are believed to be one of the most inbred of all species, a lack of genetic variation that makes it difficult for the creatures to procreate and thrive.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2024

There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems to be enough to keep us afloat.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

This is especially true of A. aegypti, because it procreates more rapidly and spreads more aggressively than triatomines.

From Nature ● Mar. 15, 2016

Especially in a world of insatiable electronic storytelling, real history procreates, endlessly conjuring new versions of itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

He that procreates a person, he that rescues a person, and he that assigns the means of sustenance to a person are regarded as the three sires.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The snake with its tail in its mouth is the cycle of the libido, the always rolling wheel of life, of procreation, which always procreates itself, and of the creation of the world.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

Revenge is not of the bright French nature; but the sky of this island procreates it.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

Now that those resistant bed bugs have survived and procreated, humans are the ones who must adapt.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

The second, more damning letter, reads like a manifesto and notes that "persistence procreated the resistance."

From Fox News ● May 21, 2019

Any American who has ever procreated knows what a racket the baby industry is.

From Time ● Dec. 1, 2014

Do we look at men who have somehow not procreated as missing out? 

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2012

Soon, however, no doubt greatly elated at having procreated a maid who was able to carry an archchaplain on her back, the august Emperor pardoned the guilty couple.

From The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century by Sue, Eugène

In this case, Patterson said, her client has a strong interest in avoiding procreating against his will.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Musk appears concerned about under-population: He's worried there won't be enough people to colonize Mars, and that wealthy people aren't procreating enough.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022

My wife, obviously, for procreating with me and being such a good life partner.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

This was a dumb hypothesis that could easily be ignored except that it arrived on the heels of two more serious-minded reports about whether cooped-up couples were procreating during the pandemic.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021

But they also light up when the brain interprets something as pleasurable, even if the behavior doesn’t appear to have the survival value of, say, eating or procreating.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel