Example Sentences
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The Severn Estuary is home to huge numbers of sprats and salmon, and the twaite shad, a protected migrating species which spawns in the tributaries of the River Severn.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
The hysterical posturing is even more implausible when you realize existing stars will be AI’s biggest beneficiaries when it spawns lucrative new interactive opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Although both humans and birds can learn new signals, the authors propose that the mutually beneficial relationship between birds and people spawns local traditions of human-bird communication that remain stable over time.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
“It may be examined as well for its interaction with the institutions of the society which spawns it.”
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2023
I had thought there were many of them in the East and the Middle West, but California spawns them like herrings.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
