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infertile

[in-fur-tl, -tahyl] / ɪnˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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Online sleuthing leads Evy and Justin to a demonic creature that causes miscarriages and stillbirths: Abyzou, the bitter spirit of an infertile woman who visits chaos upon other pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Carrillo, 46, had been told by doctors years ago that she was infertile.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

It could help older women who are no longer have viable eggs, men who don't produce enough sperm or people whose cancer treatment has left them infertile.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2025

Agriculture was another nonstarter in Australia, which is not only the driest continent but also the one with the most infertile soils.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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