gestation

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The company says its product, which works solely with bovine breath samples, has detected gestation with 94% accuracy in lab tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

RSV immunizations are recommended for everyone age 75 and up, babies younger than 8 months, and pregnant women between 32 weeks to 36 weeks of gestation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

"I then advised her, because of the gestation assessment of the baby, that we would need to refer to the coroner for an investigation and also to inform the police."

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Instead, it is usually preceded by a long gestation period in which all the hard work is done without finding the key to the solution to the problem.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson