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premature

[pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor, prem-uh-, prem-uh-] / ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə- /




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Appeared in the November 20, 2025, print edition as 'Spanberger’s Premature Takeover of UVA'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

It is the only organisation in the UK dedicated to providing information and support to young women diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, also known as premature menopause.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

Premature babies have developmental challenges as they grow up and need a lot of support.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Premature births declined slightly during the first year of the pandemic.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

“From the old forbidden books. The Premature Burial. And the others. The Pit, the Pendulum, and the ape, the chimney, the Murders in the Rue Morgue. In a book I burned, yes!”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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