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surrogate

[sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-, sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] / ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-, ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr- /


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Another advertising campaign in 2021, by Ukraine's largest surrogacy clinic, BioTexCom Centre for Human Reproduction, promotes a "Black Friday sale" on surrogate babies.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Under UK law, the surrogate is legally responsible for the child until a parental order is made, which transfers legal responsibility from them to the intended parents.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Once stable, the pup may be transferred to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where it is paired with an adult female surrogate for about five months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Her admission came after she opened up about the hate she was receiving following her weight loss journey as well their decision to use a surrogate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Next to the dead surrogate mother was a young bonobo.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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