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fertility

[fer-til-i-tee] / fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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Its three plexiglass vaults hold ghostly symbols of procreation: an irradiated vortex, the fertility goddess Hera, a DNA spiral.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The activist investor called on the company to replace its CEO, appoint a new board chair, engage with potential buyers of the contact-lens business, and consider selling its fertility and medical-device assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“My husband was better at the waiting, but he hadn’t spent the last 12 years circling the fertility drain,” she wrote in the Vogue piece.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Young men often don’t know their fertility status and might have a low sperm count to begin with.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

They had to be placated and their favor sought in order to ensure the fertility of the soil and the rotation of the seasons.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Among a people who look to music and song as a source of enjoyment, the habit of improvisation grows up imperceptibly, and engages all the fertilities of imagination in its exercise. 

From Servian Popular Poetry by John Bowring

Now did Pedgift Junior shine brighter than ever he had shone yet in gems of caustic humor and exquisite fertilities of resource.

From Armadale by Wilkie Collins




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