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gestation

noun as in process of early development

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It turns out the song had a troubled gestation as the pressure of following up Raye's Mercury Prize-nominated album 21st Century Blues hit home.

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Very young babies rely on antibodies acquired during gestation and herd immunity to protect them from measles, which killed roughly 400 children every year in the U.S. before the combined MMR vaccine’s introduction in 1971.

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Birth certificates are not issued for babies born before 24 weeks gestation.

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This rebellion has been a long time in gestation.

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California sea lions typically give birth in June after an 11-month gestation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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