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While the idea had been germinating for decades, Ellis began working on “The Shards” in earnest during the early days of the pandemic, releasing it as a podcast before it eventually coalesced into novel form.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

“West Side Story” — about rival white and Puerto Rican gangs — had been germinating for years among playwright Arthur Laurents, director-choreographer Robbins, composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Sondheim.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019

When the mostly skeptical mass media came around, the Abstract Expressionists, who had been germinating for years, exploded American art onto the world stage for the first time.

From Time Magazine Archive

The idea for Fantasia had been germinating in Disney's mild-looking head for several years.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it dramatized and clarified ideas which had been germinating half-unconsciously in millions of colored minds, and both Asia and Africa thrilled with joy and hope.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop