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to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubated
Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The collaboration comes after Ephea was incubated by Kering’s Material Innovation Lab in Milan, which identifies, evolves, and helps to operationalize hundreds of alternative materials, with the hope of embedding them into brand collections.
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Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
These arachnids hatch from eggs incubated in moist woodchuck feces, then affix themselves to the nearest dupe naïve enough to leave the city.
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Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
The turtles crawl out of the ocean, dig holes in the sand, then deposit dozens of eggs to be incubated by the summer sun, experts say.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
La Complice was incubated at Harvard’s Innovation Labs and is participating in Harvard’s selective Rock Accelerator program.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
General Catalyst, which incubated the company, led the round.
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Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
So with a limited array of third-party options to fix the problem, Monarch Collective incubated its own solution.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The collaboration comes after Ephea was incubated by Kering’s Material Innovation Lab in Milan, which identifies, evolves, and helps to operationalize hundreds of alternative materials, with the hope of embedding them into brand collections.
—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.
—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
These arachnids hatch from eggs incubated in moist woodchuck feces, then affix themselves to the nearest dupe naïve enough to leave the city.
—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
The turtles crawl out of the ocean, dig holes in the sand, then deposit dozens of eggs to be incubated by the summer sun, experts say.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
La Complice was incubated at Harvard’s Innovation Labs and is participating in Harvard’s selective Rock Accelerator program.
—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
General Catalyst, which incubated the company, led the round.
—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
So with a limited array of third-party options to fix the problem, Monarch Collective incubated its own solution.
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubated
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But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
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In 2011, Impractical Jokers was launched on Tru TV, and the long-running series has spawned a feature film and several spinoffs.
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But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000.
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So far, nine Guam kingfishers have been released on Palmyra Atoll, three of which were hatched and hand-reared at the National Aviary.
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Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.
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While spending time outdoors can help boost mood, support the body's production of vitamin D and reduce screen time, dermatologists warn that excessive sun exposure — especially as promoted by the tanmaxxing trend — can be dangerous.
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China’s military promoted two new generals after an anti-corruption purge thinned the country’s ranks.
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
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Customers are encouraged to check online to confirm hours for their nearest store.
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Businesses can also partner with the nonprofit, while current and retired officers in need are encouraged to reach out directly for help.
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The space is cozy and laid back, with an atmosphere that encourages guests to settle in for a drink or two.
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This new process will, instead, see composite parts laid together before being cured together in situ.
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The good news is that a strong sense of optimism can be nurtured over time through intentional habits, perspective shifts and daily practices.
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What Christopher Reeve gets so right as the Man of Steel is bringing nuance, kindness and soaring spirit to an American icon – and an alien nurtured to be the best of us.
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