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hatched

ADJECTIVE
contrived
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More elaborate designs, including hatched bands, grids, and diamond-shaped motifs, also showed evidence of rotation, translation, repetition, and "embedding," i.e., the ability to build hierarchical levels of signs within the same surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

When we argue over who can authentically play a woman who hatched from an egg, we miss these more profound — and real — lessons.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The idea for the painting was hatched by Jefferson and Trumbull in Paris 10 years after the fact, in 1786, while Trumbull was a guest at Jefferson’s mansion on the Champs-Elysees.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Scottish shipyards may think they are in pole position but, as Hine points out, don't count your chickens - or warships - before they're hatched.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Some believed that sunshine shrank drops of dew into eggs, which hatched into maggots.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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