fertility

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Recent Examples of fertility If a state with one of the highest fertility rates in the country cannot sustain a single OB/GYN training program, the problem is not demand. Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026 However, the path to parenthood was difficult for the pair, who have spoken openly about their fertility issues while conceiving their two children. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Also, less immigration and lower fertility rates are expected to reduce the program’s tax revenue. Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Ensure that plants have adequate soil fertility to promote growth and increase fruit production. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fertility
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Noun
  • Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity.
    Outside, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Britain has experienced major blows to investment and productivity, a historic surge in annual net migration, and—shorn of the diplomatic heft of a united Europe and subject to the whims of a bullying Trump—a geopolitical humbling.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Today, users want comfort and productivity gains.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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“Fertility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertility. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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