pregnant
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She did not know she was pregnant at the time, but her doctor encouraged her to take a pregnancy test.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
“Guidance is really geared towards how you interrupt that ingestion exposure, so we’re talking about a high-risk group, our kids with developing brains, pregnant women,” Quick said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The biggest point of friction between Twisha and her in-laws, the Sharmas say, came in April after she became pregnant.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
By late 2025, TennCare’s “shared savings” had exceeded $1 billion, money the state has used for rural health, coverage for children and pregnant women, and no-interest disaster-relief loans for counties hit by 2024’s Hurricane Helene.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
There’s a pregnant pause as he waits for the rest.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing pregnant
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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