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Recent Examples of incubation
Because measles has a long incubation time, unvaccinated people can reduce their risk of measles by getting a vaccine within 72 hours of exposure, Offit said.
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Liz Szabo, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
Many other projects were slated for incubation by government funds and price guarantees, and if Carter’s policies had remained in place, perhaps a dozen white-elephant synfuel projects would have been funded.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
After 21 days of incubation, eight of the eggs hatched, delivering a small flock of cute, fluffy chicks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The sheet zigzagged through an incubation chamber, then passed a tool that squeegeed droplets of DNA into a vial—the data archive.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
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Liz Szabo, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
Many other projects were slated for incubation by government funds and price guarantees, and if Carter’s policies had remained in place, perhaps a dozen white-elephant synfuel projects would have been funded.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
After 21 days of incubation, eight of the eggs hatched, delivering a small flock of cute, fluffy chicks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The sheet zigzagged through an incubation chamber, then passed a tool that squeegeed droplets of DNA into a vial—the data archive.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubation
Noun
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But their maturation only tells half of the story of how UBS, in particular, has become such a hotbed for Caribbean headliners.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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In other words, just one component of the whiskey was given that secondary maturation, not the entire blend.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
20 May 2025
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This would mark an improvement over the year-ago quarter, when the company reported earnings of $1.27 per share on sales of $22.2 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Senators from both parties were also upset with the House, after GOP leaders there refused to bring up a budget bill with funding for capital improvement projects across the state, including for a new mental health hospital in Kansas City.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubation. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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