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spawn

[spawn] / spɔn /


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His iconic voice and facial expressions saw him star in both the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, helping to spawn a generation of global sci-fi fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

How do Facebook, Instagram and all of Zuck’s other spawn remain integral parts of our lives until we die if users eventually get weary enough to figure out their existence is better off without them?

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Warmer seas help spawn Pacific hurricanes, which have already battered Hawai‘i this year. As I write this, rhyming storms named Polo and Nolo threaten to bring flooding to Hawai‘i and Mexico.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

But drought struck the region in the early 2020s — shrinking the streams where the chi spawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Living on this artificial inland archipelago, native peoples ate a diet heavy in fish, which migrate and spawn in the flooded savannas.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The Severn Estuary is home to huge numbers of sprats and salmon, and the twaite shad, a protected migrating species which spawns in the tributaries of the River Severn.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

The obvious question soon spawns more intriguing ones, namely, who survived, and where did they go?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

The largest wild Baltic salmon stock spawns in the Tornio and Kalix Rivers in northern Finland and Sweden and has high ecological and societal value.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024

But when that fertilizer leaches into a nearby lake, it spawns lethal algae blooms, contaminates drinking water and kills plants and fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Voldemort’s expression remained impassive as he said, “Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. You must know this, Dumbledore.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

It also has spawned two rival ballot measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The network gave him his own series in 2013, “Nathan for You,” which ran for four seasons and spawned a spinoff movie, “Finding Frances.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The experiment has spawned a new investment thesis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

It also spawned a number of events centred around the Brits, with community-focused initiatives, educational engagement, networking events and other programmes held in Manchester in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the same way, the old Nantucket Yacht Club has spawned a rival, the Great Harbor Yacht Club.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

"Star Trek" was given a tepid reception when it debuted, but it eventually snowballed into a cultural phenomenon, spawning a universe of spinoff series along with the films, and a rabid fan following.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Four days later, the case still dominates headlines in India, with each new revelation spawning fresh theories, competing claims and a growing list of alleged conspiracies.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

We are in a spiraling race with no endpoint that is spawning a possibly even greater threat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Such places, the watersheds of the great coniferous forests of spruce and balsam, of hemlock and pine, provide the kind of spawning grounds that salmon must have in order to survive.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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