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After two decades and 11 cycles of this process, the Land Institute has domesticated a form of wheatgrass whose seeds are two to three times bigger than those of its wild ancestor.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021

On the other hand, evolution has domesticated some of these virus genes for our own benefit.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2012

He says man has domesticated his animals but has never succeeded in domesticating himself.

From Saint's Progress by Galsworthy, John

"Really," Staniford said to Dunham, as they turned in, that night, "she has domesticated us."

From The Lady of the Aroostook by Howells, William Dean

He has improved wild fruits and vegetables by cultivation, he has domesticated wild animals, he has harnessed the water of the streams and the winds of heaven.

From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch