conceiving

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She believes their problems conceiving naturally were caused, or at least exacerbated, by the war: "all the stress and sleepless nights," Katerina says.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

It demands conceiving, sketching, lingering; it demands time.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

There is also research to suggest more women in their late 30s will experience difficulties conceiving than women in their late 20s or early 30s.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

The last connects to the bleakest memory outie Mark and his wife share – a miscarriage that followed months of difficulty conceiving.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

Because he had no topographic map, however, he had no way of conceiving that salvation was so close at hand.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer