incubation

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Recent Examples of incubation The agreement also promises the development of a writers’ incubation lab designed to unearth a new generation of writers. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2025 Other divisions at the rapidly expanding, family-friendly company are focused on stand-up, movies and TV, merchandise and an incubation lab for new talent. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025 Among its incubation businesses is Adani’s data center division, which recently announced plans to develop India’s largest AI data center campus and new green energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in partnership with Google. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 The initiative also combines technology transfer services, incubation centers, and industrialization zones to manage the full lifecycle of scientific and technological advancements. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incubation
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Noun
  • Brands latest portrait follows Washington from early life through his maturation as a general and leader, and situates the first president among his many allies and rivals.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The former means that more surface area of the whiskey is exposed to wood, and the latter means the maturation process is accelerated as the liquid expands during periods of intense heat into the pores of the barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But Benet President Bill Myers and Athletic Director Scott Lawler say the improvements are long overdue, noting the current stadium was built in 1961, preceding the houses that would come later.
    Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Refrigeration slows pear ripening, while room temperature and exposure to ethylene-producing fruits help speed it up.
    Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Both short days along with lower day and night temperatures slow the ripening process.
    Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026

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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubation. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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