fertility

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Definition of fertilitynext
as in fecundity

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Recent Examples of fertility The couple had gotten pregnant twice through fertility treatments, once with a pair of twins born in 2000 and four years later with sextuplets. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 One of these is Progyny, a benefits-management company that works with employers to offer benefits such as fertility and family planning services. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 In both countries, falling fertility rates and lengthening lifespans keep worsening the fiscal picture. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Still, growing attention to PCR testing, misdiagnosis and possible fertility risks is pushing ureaplasma into more exam-room conversations. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fertility
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  1. fecundity
  2. productivity
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  • But those who crowded into Krasner’s 1958 show at Martha Jackson’s New York gallery, her first since Pollock’s death, encountered her Earth Green series—paintings that exploded in vibrant color and exuded life, sensuality, fecundity, and freedom.
    — Mary Gabriel, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fecundity
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  • As in the productivity and content creation tests, the Scar 18 wound up somewhere in the middle for most of our graphics benchmarks.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Phase one is personal productivity, where individuals use AI to accomplish work faster.
    — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of productivity

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