sired

past tense of sire
as in fathered
to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

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Verb
  • An Indiana jury has found in favor of a woman who sued Netflix for revealing her identity in a 2022 documentary about a doctor who secretly fathered dozens of children through fraudulent fertility treatments.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • At least 94 children are believed to have been fathered by the doctor.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • The series will be produced by Hello Sunshine, Fake Empire, and Amazon MGM Studios.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This classic rivalry has not produced a score of more than 40 points since 2013.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.
    Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Software, fortunately, is easily reproduced and distributed.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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