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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 incubating
Female bald eagles typically lay two eggs, with both parents incubating and protecting the eggs for about 35 days.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
One of his most notable investments is Glean, the enterprise AI search company that spent roughly 18 months incubating inside Kleiner Perkins’ offices before formally launching.
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Truebridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs.
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Patrick Chun,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Portman also has two new projects incubating.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
Females lay one to three eggs, and both parents take turns incubating them for about six weeks.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
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Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
This was a significant moment in early meme history — one of the first instances where something that had been incubating in internet forums crossed over into mainstream, traditional media.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
One of his most notable investments is Glean, the enterprise AI search company that spent roughly 18 months incubating inside Kleiner Perkins’ offices before formally launching.
—
Truebridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs.
—
Patrick Chun,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Portman also has two new projects incubating.
—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
Females lay one to three eggs, and both parents take turns incubating them for about six weeks.
—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
This was a significant moment in early meme history — one of the first instances where something that had been incubating in internet forums crossed over into mainstream, traditional media.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubating
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Australia began their campaign with a superb 2-0 win over Türkiye, sitting deep and springing on the counter to devastating effect to give themselves a great chance of reaching the knockout stages.
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The last Royal visit It is believed that Saturday’s royal visit will be the first time in 100 years that a sitting monarch has stopped in Kansas City.
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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Grail is promoting the idea that the Galleri test should be used in conjunction with other screening tests, not as a replacement to any done now.
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
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Grunion are known to make a faint squeaking noise while spawning.
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Burnham has spent years positioning himself as a viable alternative to Starmer, criticizing Labour's leadership at moments of weakness while carefully cultivating his own national profile.
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In his regular visits to Nuuk, Horn has spent much of his time cultivating relationships with business leaders and politicians like Pele Broberg, leader of the pro-independence Naleraq party, who has made no secret of their meetings.
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In 1908 a significant court ruling determined that only those born to Parsi fathers are recognized by the state as Parsi, laying the groundwork for more than a century of exclusion.
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While Skyports and other facility developers are literally laying the groundwork, companies large and small are busy developing the new aircraft.
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Tree was recognizable for his bright fashion, mullet haircut with prominent bangs, thin mustache and encouraging outlook.
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Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys.
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What’s more, the individual had an abdominal yolk, a portion of the egg’s yolk sac that an embryo internalizes into its body cavity just before hatching to use as an energy reserve.
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Male seahorses are known for carrying, feeding and hatching eggs directly from a pouch on their body.
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The critical ingredient to fostering comfort and connection in the company of greatness!
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Obesity-fostering bacteria were found to represent a plurality in the gut microbiomes of American black bears.
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“Incubating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubating. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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