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hatching

[hach-ing] / ˈhætʃ ɪŋ /


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A wildlife park is celebrating the hatching of the first king penguin chick in the UK since 2014.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Until then, hatching eggs in Westeros will do.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Colossal co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm acknowledged that a long road will have to be traversed to move from hatching baby chickens to resurrecting the moa by email.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

The shell cracked, and they were birds hatching and taking flight.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The laundry plan isn’t even finished and Piper’s already hatching another?

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

In June, zookeepers found four clutches; 11 of the healthiest-looking eggs were incubated, leading to 11 hatchings in August.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2022

There had been a long dearth of eagle hatchings even before that, but major conservation efforts were undertaken to bring the birds back.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2019

“A lot of the hatchings being born are surviving. What we’re doing is not stopping them.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2017

Meanwhile, the thoughts of midge experts and the wider public is beginning to turn to this year's hatchings of Scottish biting varieties.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2017

With the newly hatched salmon in the Miramichi that spring of 1954 were young of previous hatchings, salmon a year or two old, young fish in brilliant coats marked with bars and bright red spots.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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