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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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While the center can’t be 100% sure of the eagle’s identity, “it is suspected to be an individual from a nesting pair in the area,” Cameron said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Yet there’s a turducken of ironies nesting in the response to Mr. Trump’s firings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

According to the researchers, this is the first documented case of bees using animal bones as nesting sites.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

I'd accidently walked into their new nesting ground.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor