hatching
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Until then, hatching eggs in Westeros will do.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
"It wouldn't be a proper English summer without it," she beams, hatching a plan to take her friends swimming in Hampstead's outdoor ponds.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The shell cracked, and they were birds hatching and taking flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The successful hatching marks a turnaround for Jackie and Shadow after they lost an earlier set of eggs when ravens raided their nest in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
At moments sadness swept over me, stronger than the fury I had been hatching all this time, stronger than the hatred I felt for Pedro Tercero Garcia.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Midges thrive in wet and warm conditions and usually have two hatchings during the Scottish summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Ms. Gray hopes that the summer hatchings indicate future breeding success.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Rauch said it’s the District’s first year without any eagle hatchings in 20 years.
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
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