fecundity

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Recent Examples of fecundity Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 The South Bronx was also a fount of artistic fecundity, where poets, musicians, artists, and dancers created hip-hop. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Contraceptives acting on spermatogenesis take a few weeks to kick in, and fertility takes a few weeks to return when a man stops using them.
    Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Experts estimate that about one in 10 women suffer from endometriosis, a condition in which tissue usually found inside the uterus grows outside of it, often leading to intense, chronic pelvic pain, fertility problems, and more.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Teams are already achieving 25 to 35 percent productivity gains, meaning the same amount of work can be delivered with fewer people.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Those investments in agentic software are also being tasked with helping workers send emails, summarize notes and increase their overall productivity.
    Ian Thomas, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Fecundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fecundity. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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