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The team compared incubation calls to the begging calls of young chicks.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
What’s more, each begging call matched an element from the mother’s incubation call.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The incubation room is maybe 10 feet wide by 15 feet long, full of floor-to-ceiling metal shelves, and those shelves are stuffed with plastic bags full of what looks like dirt.
—Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
The program is being spearheaded by Ali Bird, senior vice president, global talent strategy and incubation for WME Fashion.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
What’s more, each begging call matched an element from the mother’s incubation call.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The incubation room is maybe 10 feet wide by 15 feet long, full of floor-to-ceiling metal shelves, and those shelves are stuffed with plastic bags full of what looks like dirt.
—Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
The program is being spearheaded by Ali Bird, senior vice president, global talent strategy and incubation for WME Fashion.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for incubation
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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubation. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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