full-term
adjective
: retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth
a full-term newborn
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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.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The initiative began serving nearly 500 families and flourished, with 92% of the babies born full-term and 96% born at a healthy birth rate in the Strong Babies program, outpacing the average rates for Nashville as a whole.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite the decline, July's numbers remain higher than Trump's average approval rating during his first term (41 percent), and also above President Biden's full-term average (41 percent) and his final-year rating (40 percent).
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The full-term identical baby boys, who detectives named Zeke and Zane, were found in November 2020 by the superintendent of an apartment building on College Ave. near E. 171st St. in Claremont.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The initiative began serving nearly 500 families and flourished, with 92% of the babies born full-term and 96% born at a healthy birth rate in the Strong Babies program, outpacing the average rates for Nashville as a whole.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite the decline, July's numbers remain higher than Trump's average approval rating during his first term (41 percent), and also above President Biden's full-term average (41 percent) and his final-year rating (40 percent).
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The full-term identical baby boys, who detectives named Zeke and Zane, were found in November 2020 by the superintendent of an apartment building on College Ave. near E. 171st St. in Claremont.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
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“Full-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-term. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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