incubate
Example Sentences
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The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University is leading breakthroughs in medical and offshore robotics, having incubated 14 companies in its first few years.
From BBC
And their seemingly haphazard jumble is purposeful, reminding us that this is not a temple but a workshop, a place of ongoing activity in which new and experimental art is incubated.
Researchers in Taiwan combined heat transfer simulations with physical experiments to better understand how these dinosaurs incubated their eggs.
From Science Daily
Parents take turns incubating the egg, which is highly sensitive to temperature.
From Los Angeles Times
Both pairs have since rebuilt their nests in slightly higher locations and are incubating fresh clutches of eggs.
From BBC
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