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nest

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a place or environment that favors the development of something suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments

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a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation

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Recent Examples of nest Red pandas Ruby and cubs in their nest box at the Santa Barbara Zoo. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 July 2026 Recently, a lot of ink has been spilled worrying about kids who stubbornly refuse to leave the nest. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 28 July 2026 Incubation is about two weeks, and then the babies will be in the nest for 10 to 13 days. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 Sandy and Luna fledged the nest in June and took flight for the first time at the beginning of June. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nest

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Masterson, O’Hara, Rogers and Schmidt have all raised concerns about or opposed data-center incentives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Just over a year after getting a 30-day license suspension, a Sunny Isles Beach plastic surgery center got a permanent license revocation from the Florida Department of Health this month.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

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Today the house at 176 Butch Cassidy Drive is named Robbers Roost, after the remote hideout in Utah used by Cassidy’s notorious Wild Bunch gang.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Then, on December 2, 1993, a day after his 44th birthday, Escobar’s hideout was discovered in Medellín.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

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As ocean conditions change, some species are shifting their migration routes, feeding grounds and nursery habitats, Barry's study says.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Back then, said Diego Lirman, an associate professor at the Rosenstiel school, there were horror stories from the Keys of entire coral nurseries killed in the hot water.

— Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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Cloaked in green, shaded by coconut, jackfruit, and banana trees, amid mangrove forests like a jungle lair or a scene from Lost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Britt Zunino, partner and principal of Studio DB, knew that Gucci’s vibrant Heron wallpaper would make a dramatic impact in the tiny lair, since her client works in fashion.

— Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

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Built in 1829 as a seminary, the Colonial-style edifice went on to become a country club, then faculty housing for nearby Bennington College, and later a private home, remaining in the same family’s care for some six decades.

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim, a senior scholar at the Najaf seminary, led the funeral prayers at the Shrine of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to state media.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
In today’s cultural economy, where archival fashion pieces, horology, and unique collections blur with investment strategy, the ability to maintain image and ownership while accessing capital quietly is increasingly prized for some.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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