as in confinement
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Noun
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According to the Post, Travis Sr. is currently serving a three-year probation with the first year under home confinement stemming from a 2023 arrest for gun and drug charges.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025 -
He was granted a $250,000 bond with strict conditions, including giving up his state license to practice medicine, paying a $37,500 nonrefundable deposit, confinement to his Brickell Avenue high-rise condo, GPS electronic monitoring and turning over his U.S. and Argentine passports.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Overall employee interest in pregnancy and fertility resources jumped from 5% in 2022 to 13% in 2024.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.—
Marley Dewey,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Later pregnancies have a higher risk of complications such as miscarriage, high blood pressure and chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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On March 20, a young woman suffered a miscarriage in Georgia.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Lying-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying-in. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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