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She also raised concerns over designer crossbreeds being bred by puppy farms, leading to bad behaviour and bad health.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But progress is slower in the industrial transport and manufacturing sectors, where lower fossil-fuel prices over the past year have bred complacency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

From a family that has bred Bernese Mountain dogs near Bologna in northern Italy for decades, Fasso has been coming to Crufts since the mid-2010s, witnessing its popularity grow internationally.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

And he’s Southern California born and bred, the product of esteemed diamond factory Harvard-Westlake High.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

A regally bred mare named Brushup had foaled a near-black colt, a son of Man o’ War, and they couldn’t take their eyes off of him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand