hatching
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hatching
Example Sentences
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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
A new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution explores this question by examining oviraptor nesting behavior and hatching patterns.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
CJ7 and 022 are "very unusual" after hatching four chicks in 2024 and another four in 2025, he said.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“The eggs are so close to hatching, she won’t abandon them.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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