gestate

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But the movie’s thoughts about pain and devotion and locker-room manipulation are still gestating.

From Los Angeles Times

Brown began researching robots and robotics, and slowly the story gestated in his mind.

From Los Angeles Times

“Burt,” his second feature, was shot over seven days for $7,000, though the project had been gestating for seven years by the time cameras rolled.

From Los Angeles Times

As female cicadas lay eggs that gestate for the next 13 or 17 years, it can cause short-term damage to some trees and shrubs.

From New York Times

The ruling, treating an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the wrongful death statute, raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics.

From Seattle Times