as in to reproduce
to bring forth offspring
the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire
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Politics Tim Ryan lost a Senate seat to J.D. Vance, but learned this: Vance really is ‘weird’
July 30, 2024
Vance’s openly crackpot assertion that people who do not procreate are somehow less sane, and less American, than people who do is most definitely weird.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Instead, the males will just press their cloaca directly onto that of females, like the way that birds procreate.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
Simone shares that while around twenty percent of couples will not be able to procreate in the traditional sense, there are other options, including surrogacy and adoption.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
The Purpose of Reliving Bad Memories The purpose of the brain is to keep us alive and keep us procreating, says Halford, and our social skills are important for our place at the top of the food chain.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Instead, the males will just press their cloaca directly onto that of females, like the way that birds procreate.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
Simone shares that while around twenty percent of couples will not be able to procreate in the traditional sense, there are other options, including surrogacy and adoption.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
The Purpose of Reliving Bad Memories The purpose of the brain is to keep us alive and keep us procreating, says Halford, and our social skills are important for our place at the top of the food chain.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
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This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Infinite Monkey Theorem is a famous thought experiment that states that a monkey pressing random keys on a typewriter would eventually reproduce the works of the Bard if given an infinite amount of time and/or if there were an infinite number of monkeys.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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What the pyramid structure implies is that such an experience will propagate down in some way, changing the levels below it.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This dynamic—in which a bee feeds on a flower’s nectar and gathers pollen to feed larvae, and also propagates pollen from flower to flower, enabling plant reproduction—was already well established.Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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Illinois has the most local governments in the nation, multiplying the chances for corruption Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lies and propaganda about presidential candidates' stances, voting system security and the integrity of American democracy are multiplying ahead of Election Day.Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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