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incubator

[in-kyuh-bey-ter, ing-] / ˈɪn kjəˌbeɪ tər, ˈɪŋ- /
NOUN
hatchery
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The company has organized several events and set up a number of partnerships with Station F, incubator director Roxanne Varza told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

It, too, considers only fetal outcomes, reducing the woman to the same thing existing guidance does: a baby incubator.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

However, keepers moved the egg to an incubator after Frank incorrectly positioned the egg between himself and French.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Their startup, Nova Cottage Co., co-founded by the Pasadena-based technology incubator Idealab, has built a prototype studio cottage that has the interior amenities of a traditional home without the structural demands.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Researchers believe that it first arrived with military equipment and tires shipped back from the continent following World War II. Tires make excellent mosquito incubators.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

In an interview with Belly of the Beast, a Cuba-focused website, Jayapal described visiting a maternity hospital where they saw premature babies in incubators.

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

This isn’t unheard of: Some universities already have taxable, for-profit arms, whether it’s in real estate development, hospitality or startup incubators.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

The toddlers were among more than 30 severely ill newborns in incubators, who were evacuated from Gaza's Shifa Hospital in November 2023, during heavy fighting.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Behind the facade lies a vast floor with no halls and no doors—just a gigantic room, doctors and nurses behind white masks, test tubes and pipettes, incubators and gurneys.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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