hatched

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A plan was hatched to find two couples to traverse Europe—trying ranch with different foods, engaging with locals and filming themselves doing both.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The only pair of breeding ospreys in southern England have hatched their first chick of 2026.

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

After obtaining a batch of newly hatched silk caterpillars, Maria faithfully fed them lettuce until their preferred food—white mulberry leaves—was in season.

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