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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
Snipes has ridden an entrepreneurial track alongside his acting career and is actively incubating several ventures in the tech space, including a mobile platform.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
As generative AI tools grow more commonplace, platforms that give up on trying to blot out bots will incubate an online world in which work created by humans becomes increasingly harder to find on platforms swamped by AI.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
As part of the partnership, Spotify will also join Universal ID 2.0, a cookie-less ad-targeting framework that was incubated by The Trade Desk years ago amid the deprecation of third-party internet tracking cookies.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Taking time out from the rat race, allows your ideas to incubate.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
As generative AI tools grow more commonplace, platforms that give up on trying to blot out bots will incubate an online world in which work created by humans becomes increasingly harder to find on platforms swamped by AI.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
As part of the partnership, Spotify will also join Universal ID 2.0, a cookie-less ad-targeting framework that was incubated by The Trade Desk years ago amid the deprecation of third-party internet tracking cookies.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Taking time out from the rat race, allows your ideas to incubate.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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The juggernaut album has sold 18 million copies, becoming one of the biggest holiday sellers of all time, and spawned an entire cottage industry for Carey: a regular winter tour, books, and videos.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Namor can throw his spear from a distance, picking people off, but also spawn little sea creatures that fire at enemies, acting as a summoner-style hero to lock down chokepoints and objectives.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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The administration's last-minute federal rules and regulations have been in the works for months to promote components of Biden's agenda ‒ such as combatting climate change, reducing fees for consumers and lowering drug prices.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Finding and tracking a big, healthy bear is a positive sign for the Black Bear Program and efforts to promote the recovery of the bear population in Mississippi.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 9-4 Packers, meanwhile, have the third-best record in the NFC North but sit sixth in the NFC playoff standings and are coming off a narrow loss to the Lions last time out.Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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That was particularly true for wrongdoing involving lawmakers because a majority vote from an eight-member panel of four Democrats and four Republicans — almost exclusively sitting legislators — was required before reports could be released, a system virtually designed to deadlock.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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If a person has a bad reaction to a vaccine, federal officials encourage reporting to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Epic Narratives contains a contagious yet epic positivity and could be Band-Maid’s most formidable release, encouraging even new listeners to get hold of this album.SPIN Contributor, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2024
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With no set wedding date, Ms. Weigel hatched an idea with her mother, Doris Weigel, to surprise Mr. Troughton with a ceremony in Savannah, Ga.Shivani Vora, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The latest jury member reveals a plan was hatched before the reward with Andy.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who cultivate data literacy and technological fluency can confidently navigate AI's complexities.William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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However, the red-carpet treatment highlighted European leaders' eagerness to cultivate relationships with the incoming U.S. administration, particularly given the complex global challenges ahead.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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All described an iconoclastic and driven auteur who loved to nurture and support younger filmmakers.CBS News, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recognizing, nurturing and retaining great talent has always been important to business success.Jeff Maggs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nobody stops brooding or expositing or arguing long enough to crack a joke or act like an actual human being.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The main villain of the piece, Simba’s dreadful uncle Scar, is a superior bad guy, pensive and brooding rather than angry or shill.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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