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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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Creatine supplementation can be beneficial during hormone changes, like menstrual cycles, pregnancy, post-partum and menopause.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
High fevers and pain are widely recognized as potential risks to a pregnancy if left untreated.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
This came against the backdrop of Gibbs-White, 25, having a second child, with his fiancée having endured complications during her pregnancy.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In their opposition motion, prosecutors said Onduto admitted to keeping a subsequent pregnancy from her spouse, in 2017, and leaving that newborn outside of an East Bay fire station.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
High fevers and pain are widely recognized as potential risks to a pregnancy if left untreated.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
This came against the backdrop of Gibbs-White, 25, having a second child, with his fiancée having endured complications during her pregnancy.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In their opposition motion, prosecutors said Onduto admitted to keeping a subsequent pregnancy from her spouse, in 2017, and leaving that newborn outside of an East Bay fire station.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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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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