spawn

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The trust said just 133 adult salmon were recorded returning to spawn in 2022 - the lowest figure since monitoring began in 1990.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The creator, who uses the online handle RadialB, says he didn't expect to spawn copycats or be politically provocative.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

And that discovery probably will spawn more actions against America’s adversaries.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

MIT is an enclave even within the hermetic world of Cambridge academia—a place where complex, bleeding-edge ideas spawn from sterile labs and filthy dorm rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The judge is saying that what Mr. Gui has captured in his fabulous sculpture is the love between a parent and a parent’s spawn, something no one understands better than the vuvv.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson