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In a 1992 opinion written by Justice Scalia, the court denied standing to citizens bringing a lawsuit based on the Engendered Species Act.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2015

Engendered in this kind of kiss is a practical respect for the queen’s artistry—you don’t want to muss up the makeup.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2013

How many diff’rent specieses Of maggots breed in rotten cheese; And which are next of kin to those Engendered in a chandler’s nose; Or those not seen, but understood, That live in vinegar and wood.’

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Play as ye please: soon prove ye deft At babying babes,—'twere ill design'd A name thus ancient should be left 210Heirless, but issue like of kind Engendered aye should be.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Here we are Engendered out of nothing cognisable-- If this were not a wonder, nothing is; If this be wonderful, then all is so.

From A Love Story by A Bushman