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Strain

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97%3Exact Match!
noun

• a kind of person

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• a special type

verb

• call forth

• copulate with a female, used especially of horses

• cause to procreate (animals)

• have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

95%4Exact Match!
noun

• a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

verb

• feel physical pain

• have a desire for something or someone who is not present

• be the source of pain

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New York Times30 Nov 2025 Down 3
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