hatch
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The goal is for the altered males to mate with females, producing eggs that don’t hatch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
New arrivals are handed a few items through a hatch: a shirt, a jacket, trousers and a coat, all blue.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
A hatch in the top means the blood sits in the body of the drone, helping to control the temperature of the blood and minimise vibrations.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Once the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow into flesh in a corkscrew motion, which is how the insect got its name.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
Spiders hatch and crawl out of my belly button, hairy little tar beads with ballerina feet.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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