hatching
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hatching
Example Sentences
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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
Scientists have found that the salt level in water from former breeding sites in south-west Scotland was linked to failed hatching, smaller growth and altered development.
From BBC • May 31, 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 smaller fossil showed characteristics that we can see in other newborn dinosaurs, such as the presence of a hatching line," says Paul.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
They are forever setting on nests hatching out chicks, brooding and clucking and attacking anything that comes close.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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