breeding ground
noun
1
: the place to which animals go to breed
2
: a place or set of circumstances suitable for or favorable to growth and development
hurricane breeding grounds
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Examples of breeding ground in a Sentence
a breeding ground for seals
The Gulf of Mexico is a breeding ground for hurricanes.
The company's casual atmosphere serves as a breeding ground for innovation.
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The must-read (Nick Ut / Associated Press) Blue and humpback whales typically arrive in Southern California in May from their breeding grounds in Mexico and hang out until December.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The camps, where children continue to be born, have been called terrorist breeding grounds, so the U.S. is pushing other countries to help shrink the camps' numbers by bringing their citizens home.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 7 May 2024
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The camps, where children continue to be born, have been called terrorist breeding grounds, so the U.S. is pushing other countries to help shrink the camps' numbers by bringing their citizens home.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for breeding ground
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20ground. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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