incubator
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He worked for a host of startups and participated in startup incubator Y Combinator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
After being put in a heated incubator, Ralph's body broke out in head-to-toe blisters.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Garry Tan, who runs the startup incubator Y Combinator, is among the loudest of those voices, casting safety-driven regulation as a threat to the small companies that cannot absorb its costs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
It, too, considers only fetal outcomes, reducing the woman to the same thing existing guidance does: a baby incubator.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Shawn carried Emily and laid her on the back seat, then Mother placed the baby against Emily’s chest and covered him, creating a makeshift incubator.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
"It really can act as incubators of new ideas."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Officials explained that such eggs were often smuggled in improvised incubators and in conditions that endangered the welfare of developing embryos and hatchlings.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While Nile crocodile eggs naturally incubate in underground nests in the wild, zoos typically hatch them in carefully controlled incubators, closely monitoring the temperature and humidity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Studies have also found that warmer temperatures push some species to bite more, develop into adults faster, and serve as better virus incubators.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The power’s out, and the backup generator’s not working. If the incubators cool off for too long, they may lose part of the hatch.”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
