spawn
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Seidu equipped fishermen with GPS trackers to identify where guitarfish gather and spawn.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Trevor Henderson drew a faceless monster called Siren Head eight years ago and watched it spawn YouTube films, knockoff Amazon.com merchandise and videogames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Its success helped spawn a chapter in the Whittier area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
"What you want to see in a chalk stream is nice clean gravel. That's what the fish need to spawn on."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
From her first day, Mrs. Dodds loved Nancy Bobofit and figured I was devil spawn.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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
There will be a backlash against local and regional businesses owned by private equity that spawns a new wave of growth in family-owned and operated businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Straight line winds result when rain and hail at high altitudes evaporate and cool the ambient air, which then plummets and, at the surface, spawns intense winds that rush outward.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
“It may be examined as well for its interaction with the institutions of the society which spawns it.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 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
She rose to global stardom with her 1972 album "No Secrets," which spawned the number one smash "You're So Vain."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The show grew so popular that it spawned a whole genre of smooth and sexy music, exemplified by artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
The 2016 animated film grossed more than $643 million at the global box office, then spawned a 2024 sequel that made more than $1 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yet no issue has animated locals quite like the Quidnessett seawall, which has spawned tense hearings, lawsuits, countersuits, investigations and a boycott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
He cared no longer for Shagrat or Snaga or any other orc that was ever spawned.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"But it carries major risks of spawning emotional over-reliance and distorted social cognition," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The second hour is when the spawning picks up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
And how and why were they surviving, spawning and getting so big?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fifth, the DNI can set priorities for technical innovations that the other agencies can’t do on their own, at least not without creating a dozen or more different approaches, spawning duplication, unfilled gaps, or both.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
A whole year’s spawning had come to nothing.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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