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Recent Examples of hatchedOverlooking the white-sand beaches on the Florida Panhandle, Jon Sumrall and Buster Faulkner first hatched their plan to resurrect the Gators.—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026 But now, with a new idea hatched, will Republicans finally remember their conservative roots?—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026 But after being tipped off by Roxana, Roper hatched a plan to use two different planes, sending the empty plane to the authorities and the real plane to the Colombian militants in the jungle.—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026 The aquarium subsequently built its Penguin Pavilion, and several chicks have hatched since their introduction to the facility.—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026 By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 The idea to ski all of Utah’s resorts in a day was hatched in 2009, when a group of skiers from Ski Utah, the nonprofit marketing arm of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association, did at least one run at what was then all 13 of the state’s ski resorts.—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026 Then, once hatched, fewer than 50% of eaglets survive their first year due to challenges from severe weather, food shortages, falls from the nest and predators, according to the American Eagle Foundation.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026 Following a series of meetings at O'Hare International Airport, York and his colleagues hatched the plan for what became the Solan Digital Sky Survey, UChicago said.—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The property spawned a 2022 anime series on Crunchyroll drawing audiences that are 35% North American, 25% European, and 25% Latin American.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
In 2025, the region lost 20,000 jobs, a decline spawned by employment losses of 8,400 in the East Bay, 6,400 in the San Francisco-San Mateo region, and 3,500 in the South Bay.
In particular, the anything-goes attitude of DIY venue ACS, where Han has performed with local cybergrind artist Supermotel K and Japan’s BBBBBB, has incubated his digital hardcore tendencies.
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James Gui,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
Pepe the Frog and Wojak (the bald, numb-looking cartoon character used to express ennui) were incubated in extremist circles on the image board 4chan.
The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Young Sherlock is attracting attention ahead of its Prime Video debut, and the series trailer has now laid claim to a record audience.
Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
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Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.