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lusting

verb

present participle of lust

as in copulating

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While copulating, female praying mantises often kill their mates and eat them.

— Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
And finally, wouldn’t being near-perfectly still for an hour make a pair of copulating octopuses ridiculously exposed to predators?

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026

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The lower level also includes a separate heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, three guest suites, and a bunk suite sleeping four.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Other symptoms might include difficulty sleeping and eating or maintaining personal hygiene.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

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After Malawi earned a red card and dropped to 10 players against Egypt on Saturday, Chinzimu’s deep-lying defensive efforts kept them in the match for a 3-1 victory.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Nobody tries to diagnose their own chest pain by lying still and concentrating harder.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Bucks will regrow their antlers every year ahead of mating season, and then shed them during the late winter, after mating season is over, the university stated on its website.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026
Wild turkeys can be particularly aggressive during mating season.

— Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

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However, coupling real-world satellite data with photorealistic image generation creates unprecedented misinformation risks that Google must guard against if the feature is to survive.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
While some fans may criticize the pair for potentially torpedoing their own games by coupling up so early, Chen Moonves is not one of them.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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