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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubate
The dishes were subsequently exposed to green light for one hour, after which they were left to incubate overnight.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Other investors include CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Greylock Partners, where CEO and serial entrepreneur Evan Reiser incubated the company.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Emperor penguins remain to incubate eggs, while mosses and lichens endure the freeze until the sun returns, the program notes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Related article The Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing cut off critical power to incubating embryos.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Other investors include CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Greylock Partners, where CEO and serial entrepreneur Evan Reiser incubated the company.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Emperor penguins remain to incubate eggs, while mosses and lichens endure the freeze until the sun returns, the program notes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Related article The Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing cut off critical power to incubating embryos.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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Instead, the idea spawned from a meeting with their advisor, Joanne Bradford, who was the president of Honey, the online coupon extension that sold to PayPal for $4 billion in 2020.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The controversy that surrounded Clemson’s birth was more than enough to spawn a heated rivalry between the two schools since 1896 that has persisted despite the two never sharing a conference.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Benson Boone has spent 2025 promoting his new album American Heart, which debuted on the Billboard charts just a few weeks ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Investigators found no evidence of a client list or blackmail scheme involving prominent individuals, contradicting years of speculation and conspiracy theories that both Patel and Bongino had previously promoted.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV along with a picture from the TV broadcast of the future pope sitting with good Schmit and his grandson, Eddie. Members of the 2005 team are in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the championship run.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The death toll has risen steadily since July 4 and now sits at more than 120, with another 150 people still missing, CNN reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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If your plants are still fruiting towards the end of the season, cut away any small fruit and lingering flowers to encourage your plant to spend its remaining energy ripening the last few cucumbers on the vine.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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South Bend offers a good example of how to encourage developers to address these needs, Ibrahim said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The eggs, which are minuscule, overwinter and hatch in spring when temperatures warm up.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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There's a wonderful blend of gently-exfoliating, hydrating, and soothing ingredients (like hatching ex-07, deep sea water, panthenol, and allantoin) that simply won't irritate your skin.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
10 July 2025
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As a media personality, Bongino spent years cultivating an impressive following on the right, many of whom remain behind him in this current fight.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Doctor Donald Trump's Witness Move Fails in Gavin Newsom Case Trump has cultivated a warm relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has visited the White House multiple times.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The track also has an on-site technology college that is helping nurture the next generation of motorsport engineers.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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This area, known for its swampy soul vibe and original music, has nurtured multiple generations of successful Music City performers, including Gretchen Wilson and Eric Church.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
6 July 2025
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Garfield, known for such movies as The Postman Always Rings Twice, Four Daughters, and Body and Soul, made a name for himself by playing brooding working-class characters in the 1940s.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Fusing her honeyed vocal with a slick, prominent instrumentation that captures both the freeing feeling of being emotionally on the mend, while still hinting at how moments of brooding and longing flare up in the darkest nights.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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