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hatching

[hach-ing] / ˈhætʃ ɪŋ /


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They don't bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Restaurants and producers are hatching creative offerings such as foie gras ice cream, blueberry-flavored foie gras or sushi rolls topped with the delicacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Until then, hatching eggs in Westeros will do.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Why did Sam get such an early hatching, back in 1980, but we’re awaiting 2028’s mascot?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

The young wasp, hatching as a larva, feeds on the paralyzed grub and destroys it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Midges thrive in wet and warm conditions and usually have two hatchings during the Scottish summer.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2023

There had been a long dearth of eagle hatchings even before that, but major conservation efforts were undertaken to bring the birds back.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2019

“A lot of the hatchings being born are surviving. What we’re doing is not stopping them.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2017

Their snake family grew again in July with several egg hatchings of rare mixed-breed snakes.

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2015

With the newly hatched salmon in the Miramichi that spring of 1954 were young of previous hatchings, salmon a year or two old, young fish in brilliant coats marked with bars and bright red spots.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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