surrogate
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It proved to be successful, although a surrogate would still be needed.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Under the accelerated approval pathway, the FDA is supposed to assess improvement based on so-called surrogate endpoints that predict real-world efficacy—for instance, reduced levels of a protein caused by a rare disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
So being a single father by choice is a rarer phenomenon, and doing so via gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother bears no genetic link to the child she carries, is rarer yet.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
The cub’s selfish decisions lead to the tree laying itself across a chasm to save its surrogate child.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
It’s my job—isn’t it?—my way of earning my shelter, to be this creature’s friend and surrogate flock.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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