hatched

past tense of hatch
as in spawned
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

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Recent Examples of hatched But then there’s Millie Bobby Brown, arguably the biggest female star Netflix has ever hatched. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Blue and Flower hatched their first Gentoo chick, named Carla, in 2021, the aquarium said. Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 That's not uncommon in penguins; Roo, who hatched in 2025, had similar problems. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Though Jackie hatched a decade earlier and 70 miles away, her parents also were named Lucy and Ricky. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 The baby falcons hatched in early May after their falcon parents, Vixen and Dave, nested in a crevice on the second floor of the exterior of Aurora City Hall. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Out of fear of lost revenue, the two allegedly hatched a plan to use mothballs to deter birds from congregating on the beach behind their businesses, authorities said. Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 For one, Lane visited the World Bird Sanctuary’s captive breeding program for Eurasian Eagle Owls that hatched and raised Flaco and his siblings that are still living in zoos nationwide. Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 How businesses have been faring By then, Fritz said, property and business owners along the street had given up on waiting for the project to be finished and had hatched plans to begin promoting a new Flagler Street anyway, Fritz said. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • The case spawned international headlines, podcasts, books and documentaries.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t Bailey’s first time working with the Monarch Media team, having co-written the company’s coming-of-age film A Week Away, which spawned the Angel Network series of the same name.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Tempo, the payments-specific chain, was incubated with Paradigm rather than acquired.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Hint ended up coming to life after being incubated at Montauk Capital; it’s raised $10 million, and investors include Slow Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, and Brian Kelly (aka the Points Guy—a Stewart bestie who joined yesterday).
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 July 2026
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  • Each of these decisions laid the groundwork for the war on Iran today, one that started without a clear strategy on the arrogant expectation of a quick victory.
    Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Lindsay Clancy case has laid bare a double standard in how mothers who kill their children are treated compared to fathers.
    Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Hatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatched. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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