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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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Nike acknowledged to the Times that some of its athletes had sponsorship funds reduced due to pregnancies, and the company ultimately changed its policies to guarantee more maternal protections.
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Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Her colleagues at work didn’t know about her pregnancy.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Zoe bought some pregnancy strip tests while at Target.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a lower court’s ban on mail-order delivery of certain types of pills used to terminate pregnancies.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
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Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Her colleagues at work didn’t know about her pregnancy.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Zoe bought some pregnancy strip tests while at Target.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a lower court’s ban on mail-order delivery of certain types of pills used to terminate pregnancies.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē 
plural pregnancies
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
Medical Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən-sē
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant
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