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Recent Examples of birth pang
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pang
Noun
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An Institute for Supply Management gauge on the pivotal services sector showed contraction in December, same as the ISM manufacturing report.—
CNBC Pro Staff,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Other types of dystonia include writer’s cramp and neck dystonia, and both occur during active movements, Frankford says, like knee-jerk contractions in the fingers, hand, or forearm.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to the complaint, conversations about the purchase of pills by the victim and the delivery of them to the victim were discussed in the text messages.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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When purchasing tickets, ensure that the platform guarantees ticket authenticity and provides clear information regarding fees and delivery methods.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And in Iceland, the lights of the aurora were thought to relieve the pain of childbirth, although the woman was not allowed to actually look directly at the lights or her child might be born cross-eyed.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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According to the 2024 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women in Texas.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Women in their third trimester of pregnancy may attend as well.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, who wed in June 2015, announced the pregnancy on Sept. 2, revealing their fourth child was due in February.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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The process of parturition can be considered as equivalent to cosmonaut's/astronaut's transition from microgravitation back to Earth gravitation (G=1) during landing.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 2013
Noun
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The federal review was launched more than two and a half years ago after a public outcry and lawsuits over the death of Kira Dixon Johnson, a Black woman who hemorrhaged and died after undergoing a cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The White House later confirmed Naomi had delivered via a planned cesarean section, as the president had shared was the plan earlier the day in an interview with USA Today.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Birth pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pang. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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