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gestation

[je-stey-shuhn] / dʒɛˈsteɪ ʃən /


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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

This rebellion has been a long time in gestation.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Aviation is a business with a very long gestation time for a product.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

His will, it turned out, was that Emily give birth at home at twenty-six weeks’ gestation.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover