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maternity

noun

mə-ˈtər-nə-tē

Definition of maternity

as in fruitfulness

motherly character or qualities she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort

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Recent Examples of maternity Attitudes about women’s bodies also conspired to keep pregnancies shrouded behind modest, tentlike maternity wear. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Hathaway continued her busy year of press tours and stylish maternity looks with jeans and a custom Prabal Gurung top accented by Aquazzura slingback pumps. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 But the glow captured in maternity pictures turned dim during delivery. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Last year, the Merriam hospital was considered high performing in 12 procedures and conditions, like colon cancer surgery and maternity care in uncomplicated pregnancies. — Rashad Alexander august 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maternity

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Egg freezing costs can hit $47,000 A single egg freezing cycle, including hormone stimulation and the retrieval procedure, costs around $16,000, on average, according to FertilityIQ, a fertility data and education platform.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
And this is a poem about meeting your wife and deciding to try to conceive pretty soon because of the problems of fertility.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

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Speed And Output Are Not The Same Thing The instinct to equate AI use with productivity is understandable.

— Muhammad Muzammil Rawjani, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu suggests that AI will disrupt only a fraction of human tasks and that productivity will therefore change marginally.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of productivity

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