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Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2023
Kentucky Derby 2023:What to look for in the horses in the Churchill Downs paddock Who's the top sire?
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2023
This gray son of the prolific sire Tapit has won four straight races.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Castro County, sire of the fire, is open prairie land dotted with dairy farms and cattle ranches about 70 miles southwest of Amarillo.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
The script prior to this point is your standard high fantasy fare, full of lords, sires, and language that clearly denotes social standing.
—Josh Broadwell, Variety, 21 June 2023
Skinner’s sire is Curlin, whose progeny tend to be slow developing.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Disarm Owners wanted a name connected to guns because of his sire, Gun Runner.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023
Hoppert: His sire, Tapit, has produced four Belmont winners.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 10 June 2023
David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
The colt, sired by Into Mischief, considered one of the top stallions in the world, won his only start Aug. 12 by 4¼ lengths.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Pale Male, like many middle-aged widowers with great apartments, subsequently got with a whole bunch of other, younger birds and ultimately sired 23 offspring.
—Curbed, 17 May 2023
Males also mate outside their pods—this means their mothers will not have to support the grandkids sired by their sons.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2023
Of the 12 Belmont starters sired by Tapit, in addition to the four wins, there have been two seconds and two thirds.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
The hybrid offspring develop quickly, and plains spadefoot females even tune into male calls to choose the partners that would sire the most rapidly developing tadpoles.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
Tapit has sired four Belmont Stakes winners – Tonalist in 2014, Creator in 2016, Tapwrit in 2017 and Essential Quality in 2021.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 June 2023
The now 22-year-old has sired four Belmont Stakes winners in eight years.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older — more at senior
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sire. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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1 of 2 nounsire
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