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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2013 is a rich, intense, almost brooding wine that begs for hearty stews or (and) pungent mature cheeses.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The eldest of the Kardashian/Jenner brood shared a carousel of images welcoming in the new month of October, with a questionable lawn display prominently featured outside of her Southern California abode.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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The performances are reminiscent of that decade’s brooding Method-ists and screen chameleons — think Pacino, De Niro, Cazale, Streep.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2013 is a rich, intense, almost brooding wine that begs for hearty stews or (and) pungent mature cheeses.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Undoubtedly, this creates some friction between the brood — most notably for matriarch Erica (Kristin Chenoweth).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The eldest of the Kardashian/Jenner brood shared a carousel of images welcoming in the new month of October, with a questionable lawn display prominently featured outside of her Southern California abode.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Players should concentrate on hatching them to have a chance at shiny regional Pokemon such as Bouffalant, Sigilyph and Maractus.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Grossman, in search of a female member and comedian for the group, soon recruited Travers and Stookey, and Peter, Paul and Mary was hatched.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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An orca who carried her dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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The hot liquid rock beneath the crust fuels the geysers, hot springs, and boiling mud pots that attract swarms of tourists to that corner of Wyoming.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this, earthquake swarms, exceeding 500 per day at times, have signalled magma movement.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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The series spawned a spin-off prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), and a 2017 revival series, Twin Peaks: The Return, that picks up the storyline 25 years later.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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And a ceasefire does nothing to address the underlying conflict that spawned the war.Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection.Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Van Drew’s southern New Jersey district includes beach towns and summer colonies like Cape May, Atlantic City and Long Beach Island.Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Cyclone Chido struck the island of Mayotte in December, causing significant devastation to the 300,000 residents of the French colony off the East African coast.Ken Silverstein, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Smith dropped two indictments against Trump after his 2024 victory, following a policy against prosecuting a sitting president.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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After Trump won the 2024 election last November, judges dismissed the charges in both cases at Smith's request, under longstanding Justice Department policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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We have long been treated like the runt of the litter, distancing ourselves from politics and known for having low voter turnouts.Gil Rebollar, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Expand All Large shards of fiberglass debris litter the bay bottom just outside channel Marker 15 along Cutter Bank at the southern edge of Biscayne Bay — another possible indicator of the moments leading up to a fatal Labor Day weekend boat crash.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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