hybrids

plural of hybrid
as in crosses
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera a tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and the grapefruit

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Recent Examples of hybrids Currently, there are more than 80 companies in North America, jet operators, brokers, and hybrids, that sell some variation of a jet card. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Entry-level hybrids that don't plug in start at just over $43,000, while entry-level Tiguan models start at just under $31,000. Keith Laing, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The guild pulling its sponsorship of Urbanworld reflects how AI remains a third rail within the creative community, even as everyone from directors to actors to director-actor-executive hybrids embrace it in different ways. Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 July 2026 And for now, recent starters Sears, Vásquez, Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez — who started Friday’s game by going 2 1/3 innings on 37 pitches — have been asked to serve as opener/bulk-reliever hybrids. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Hyundai has added hybrids to a wide range of vehicles, including large SUVs. Robert Ferris, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Compared to Ars’ usual diet of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that regularly weigh more than two tons, the Seltos feels svelte by comparison. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 The company expects to launch 15 new hybrids by March 2030, primarily in North America, but hasn’t specified in which specific models. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
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crossbreeds
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  • At the same time, intentional crossbreeds—often marketed as designer dogs such as cockapoos, maltipoos, and doodles—have surged in popularity.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • These crossbreeds may keep hope alive And while naturally conceived elkhorn and staghorn coral may soon be a thing of the past in Florida, reef restoration groups will keep breeding and replanting them.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025

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