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Recent Examples of birth pang
Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pang
Noun
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And the continent has seen a sharp contraction in new lending from China in recent years.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These two months followed six straight months of contractions in demand.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In fact, Williams took great pains to establish that his primary objective is building the Terps (7-7, 0-3 Big Ten), not tearing down a 21-year-old prospect, the Bears or the sport’s governing body.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2026
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Those in their fifties and beyond require the same amount of sleep as younger adults—and may actually benefit from sleeping more to offset nightly wake-ups from aches and pains, medication side effects, or dealing with the need to urinate more frequently in the middle of the night.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this month, the company said vehicle deliveries fell 16 percent year over year in the fourth quarter.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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That combination will put intense pressure on service providers, particularly those anchored in legacy delivery models.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These muscles are usually at their weakest during the first few weeks after childbirth.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Screenings are scheduled at Lightbox Film Center of Kleckner’s landmark feminist films, including Three Lives (1971)—the first feature-length documentary produced by an all-women crew—and Birth Film (1973), one of the earliest feminist films to document childbirth.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Their youngest daughter’s role on the ABC police procedural goes back to before she was born, with her pregnancy — and experience having a home birth — being written into her storyline in season 5.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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And as the camera quickly revealed her pregnancy, a legend was complete.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That's because their children, who largely fall within the millennial generation, might be in the midst of their childbearing years.—
Holly Garcia,
Parents,
11 Jan. 2026
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As many as 1 in 5 women may have uterine fibroids during their childbearing years — and those abnormal growths may have a connection not just to reproductive health but also to heart health.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Their second son, Eddie, was born in July 2024 via cesarean section.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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The mom had a cesarean section (C-section) just two weeks after she was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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The Babylonian epic the Enuma Elish begins with an account of the gods in their generations not creating but emerging, through a kind of parturition, into a preexisting state of unbeing.… Subscribe or log in to continue reading.—
Jordan Castro,
Harper's Magazine,
9 Jan. 2024
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