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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Missouri’s approach to crisis pregnancy centers reflects a growing divide between red and blue states.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
In some cases, doctors must terminate a pregnancy to save the patient's life, particularly when the fetus cannot survive.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Missouri’s approach to crisis pregnancy centers reflects a growing divide between red and blue states.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
In some cases, doctors must terminate a pregnancy to save the patient's life, particularly when the fetus cannot survive.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē 
plural pregnancies
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
Medical Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən-sē
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant
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