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• present participle of nest.

nesting

British  

/ ˈnɛstɪŋ /

noun

1. the tendency to arrange one's immediate surroundings, such as a work station, to create a place where one feels secure, comfortable, or in control

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Olive ridleys are normally found throughout tropical regions of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans, with large nesting populations in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The protective fencing around the nesting ground was washed away in high tides earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the black-tailed godwit has now been spotted in her wetlands --the only recorded Italian nesting site.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"It's sort of like Russian nesting dolls because you have grog within grog within grog. You can trace this back several generations of pots," Wallis said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Other students set up birdhouses for local nesting birds and recorded how many chicks they had.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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