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Recent Examples of hatching
According to the American Eagle Foundation, bald eagles normally lay one to three eggs per year, with eggs hatching anywhere between 34 and 40 days after incubation.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Bald eagle eggs typically have a 50-50 chance of hatching, according to Sandy Steers, biologist and executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Grandma turned in her wheelchair, angled her body to stare at the shadows cross-hatching and haunting the doorframe.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards started hatching conspiracy theories of espionage after the game.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Peres Magalhães testified Banfield began hatching his plan to kill his wife not long after.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The ebb and flow that investors furnish by hatching rentals when demand for them is strong, then switching toward sales when buyers return, helps balance in the marketplace.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Of the 158 active nests, 98 were known to be successful in hatching.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Re-hatching Some find the hatching process to be the most enjoyable part of playing with Hatchimals.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Bald eagle eggs typically have a 50-50 chance of hatching, according to Sandy Steers, biologist and executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Grandma turned in her wheelchair, angled her body to stare at the shadows cross-hatching and haunting the doorframe.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards started hatching conspiracy theories of espionage after the game.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Peres Magalhães testified Banfield began hatching his plan to kill his wife not long after.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The ebb and flow that investors furnish by hatching rentals when demand for them is strong, then switching toward sales when buyers return, helps balance in the marketplace.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Of the 158 active nests, 98 were known to be successful in hatching.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Re-hatching Some find the hatching process to be the most enjoyable part of playing with Hatchimals.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatching
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Photos of Macron in his statement shades went viral, spawning countless memes and comments with references to ‘80s films such as Top Gun, Cobra, and Terminator.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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Large language models, like Google Gemini and Claude, are continually spawning new iterations.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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Carlson immediately began laying the groundwork for a digital-media company, the Tucker Carlson Network, securing Musk’s help to boost Carlson’s content on X and fifteen million dollars in seed money from Malik’s firm and other investors.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps not so surprising was that Dr Branston and collaborators’ discovered that a larger human population density reduced fledging success, and that higher ambient temperatures were negatively related to first egg laying date, clutch size and the number of fledglings produced.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Hatching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatching. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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