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nesting

British

/ ˈnɛstɪŋ /

noun

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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Only male hedgehogs are chosen to avoid disturbing nesting females.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Mr. Kress’s pioneering techniques, refined since 1973, have been deployed worldwide, nowhere more intensively than in Hawaii, where predators have nearly eliminated many species of nesting seabirds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Hannah was the mastermind who figured out four nesting possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“I did the nesting thing for six years,” she shares.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Long-necked waterbirds flapped around the canoe as we pulled in, trying to pick off fish, and I realized they were nesting near our mooring post.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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