incubated
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Chairman of the Sliabh Beagh Curlew Conservation Trust Dr John Cusack said the eggs were incubated for just under four weeks.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
And their seemingly haphazard jumble is purposeful, reminding us that this is not a temple but a workshop, a place of ongoing activity in which new and experimental art is incubated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Average-size eggs exposed to traffic sounds were about 12% less likely to hatch compared with those incubated in silence.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
The idea to explore information overload was incubated in a meeting of an international group of scientists two years ago, all of whom were supported by an E.U. grant for international collaboration.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
The longer she incubated, the more deeply she went into the trance of incubation.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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