as in gestation
the state of containing unborn young within the body
an elephant's pregnancy can last almost two years
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Memoir The Best Worst Year Chelsea Murray On pregnancy and grief during pandemic lockdown.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 5 Mar. 2025
According to information from Peanut itself, over five million women use its app monthly to build friendships across various life stages like fertility, pregnancy, motherhood and menopause.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Mar. 2025
Moore is earnest and vulnerable in the 1950s segment, pulling the audience’s emotional levers as a recent widow who decides to end an unexpected pregnancy to save her late husband’s reputation.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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