hatching
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Until then, hatching eggs in Westeros will do.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Why did Sam get such an early hatching, back in 1980, but we’re awaiting 2028’s mascot?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
It works by hatching flies in an enclosed space, and then exposing them to radiation to make them sterile before releasing them into the wild.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The shell cracked, and they were birds hatching and taking flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Frightful was on the nest, her feathers draped around the hatching chicks.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Midges thrive in wet and warm conditions and usually have two hatchings during the Scottish summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
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
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
