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breed·ing ground

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  1. breeding groundnoun

    a place where animals breed

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  1. breeding ground

    A breeding ground generally refers to a place where certain conditions promote the prospering, growth, or reproduction of particular kinds of organisms or ideas. This could refer to both a physical location, such as a marsh that serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes, or a metaphorical location, such as a setting or condition that fosters the development or proliferation of something, like an idea or characteristic.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of breeding ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of breeding ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of breeding ground in a Sentence

  1. James R. Cook:

    The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics.

  2. Kristalina Georgieva:

    This is a moral imperative and an economic necessity, we have seen in the past that divergence that leads to more inequality, it creates a breeding ground for more instability in the world.

  3. Le Drian in Niamey:

    Libya is chaos today and it is a breeding ground for terrorists that threaten the stability of Niger and, further afield, France, we think that the moment has come to ensure that the international community tackles the Libyan problem. I think this is also what President Issoufou believes.

  4. Rownak Khan:

    The earthquake has caused unimaginable destruction, hospitals are overflowing, water is scarce, bodies are still buried under the rubble and people are still sleeping in the open. This is a perfect breeding ground for disease.

  5. Kristalina Georgieva:

    We have seen in the past that divergence that leads to more inequality, it creates a breeding ground for more instability in the world.


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