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Recent Examples of incubation
The grand prize included mentorship from the sustainable materials science company Pangaia, complimentary office space in London, and incubation by The Mills Fabrica.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
All finalists gain access to potential Basque Country funding of up to €500,000 ($585,000) and free incubation space at regional innovation hubs.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Pop Mart is doubling down on new IP incubation.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
One round of horse incubation can produce 2,000 vials of scorpion anti-venom or 200 vials of African snake anti-venom.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
All finalists gain access to potential Basque Country funding of up to €500,000 ($585,000) and free incubation space at regional innovation hubs.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Pop Mart is doubling down on new IP incubation.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
One round of horse incubation can produce 2,000 vials of scorpion anti-venom or 200 vials of African snake anti-venom.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubation
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Teaninich 8 Year Old ‘Daring Rye’ is a single grain whisky made with rye in the mashbill—uncommon but not unheard of in scotch whisky—giving it nice spice notes along with classic flavors picked up from its maturation in bourbon barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Whether that prediction proves accurate will depend on both technological maturation and corporate America's willingness to embrace programmable money for mission-critical financial operations.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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At Barton Creek Technologies, Anna Chen, the chief human resources officer, faces a dilemma over the company’s performance improvement plan (PIP).—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
8 Nov. 2025
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Economic feasibility and future outlook While early studies suggest electric roads may be more economical than relying solely on large EV batteries, long-term feasibility depends on electricity prices, grid upgrade costs, and improvements in battery density.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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This is the time of year for leaves crunching underfoot and the ripening of rosehips.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
5 Oct. 2025
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However, all familiar fig varieties are parthenocarpic, meaning that the female syconia develop into tasty fruit without the benefit of pollination so male syconia are not needed for their maturation and ripening.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubation. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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