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broods

  • plural of brood.
  • present tense form of brood (3rd person singular).

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In those cases, fledging mass can drop by up to 27%, particularly for broods that hatch later in the breeding season.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

The actor noted that the family had embraced an abundance of wildlife on the ranch, including adding multiple animals to their broods, from pigs and chickens to horses, dogs, and cats.

From MarketWatch Jan. 22, 2026

In “Some Notes on Mediated Time,” she broods at length on the destabilizing effects of the internet, social media and the algorithm silos that shape our present.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

They come to the surface in groups that scientists call broods.

From BBC May 22, 2024

She broods, too, about all the little evidences of disrespect that come her way, and not only from management.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich