accouchement
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In 1910 he was in Paris assisting, with Picasso and Braque, at the accouchement of cubism.
From Time Magazine Archive
He secured a tractor, arrived at the accouchement with 15 minutes to spare.
From Time Magazine Archive
Long before Nicholas Jacques Charrier entered Paris, the French press, excited beyond endurance�and reason�turned his mother's accouchement into the biggest story since the ascendancy of Charles de Gaulle.
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And as Fabiola canceled all engagements for the duration, all Belgium hoped for a safe accouchement.
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Her husband on taking flight had been constrained to leave her behind in Paris, she being near her accouchement, which circumstance however did not prevent the Queen from giving an order for her arrest.
From Political Women, Vol. 1 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
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