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have nested

  • present perfect
    of nest.
    nest
    noun
    a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.

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CJ7 and 022 have nested at Careys Secret Garden since 2022.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

So when she and her team notice that turtles have nested below the high water mark, they dig into the sand to rescue the eggs and move them to a safer place.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

Based on radiocarbon dating and other clues, the scientists discovered that condors have nested on this cliffside for some 2200 years.

From Science Magazine ● May 3, 2023

We live near a park where Cooper’s hawks have nested for more than 10 years.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022

The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his memories of the wizard he had idolized.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling