full-term
adjective
: retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth
a full-term newborn
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When temperatures remain at or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, there is a 4% increase in preterm births — babies born before 37 weeks, instead of the full-term gestation of at least 39 weeks — in the days that follow, according to research conducted by the Heat Policy Innovation Hub.
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Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The stepfather, 34, was initially charged alongside the girl’s mother, Cherie Walker, 33, with one felony count of child neglect after the girl gave birth to a full-term baby at the family’s home on Aug. 16, according to NBC News, KJRH, and KTUL.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, were arrested last week and originally charged with one count of felony child neglect each after the child gave birth to a full-term baby at home on Aug. 16, court records show.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Singh was issued a full-term CDL in Washington State in July 2023, before receiving a limited-term/non-domiciled CDL in California 12 months later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The stepfather, 34, was initially charged alongside the girl’s mother, Cherie Walker, 33, with one felony count of child neglect after the girl gave birth to a full-term baby at the family’s home on Aug. 16, according to NBC News, KJRH, and KTUL.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, were arrested last week and originally charged with one count of felony child neglect each after the child gave birth to a full-term baby at home on Aug. 16, court records show.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Singh was issued a full-term CDL in Washington State in July 2023, before receiving a limited-term/non-domiciled CDL in California 12 months later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Full-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-term. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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