hatched

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In one unit, students conversed with ChatGPT role-playing the attendees of an 1816 dinner party where Mary Shelley hatched the idea for “Frankenstein,” and then discussed the experience in class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

They hatched four chicks in 2024 and another four in 2025 and are the first ospreys to breed on England's south coast in 180 years.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The barge idea was hatched after their initial attempt to save the whale with inflatable cushions and pontoons was unsuccessful.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

A mound of thick gauze, cross- hatched by shiny white tape, occupied the center of his piggish face.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen