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an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
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Daniel will have an episode later in the season, so there will be more things that will be revealed [about the pregnancy] in that.
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, who wed in June 2015, announced the pregnancy on Sept. 2, revealing their fourth child was due in February.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Women in their third trimester of pregnancy may attend as well.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
As for the potential secretary of Health and Human Service, when Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana asked nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his plans for mifepristone, one of two drugs used to end pregnancies within 70 days, Kennedy said Trump asked him to study the safety of the pill.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, who wed in June 2015, announced the pregnancy on Sept. 2, revealing their fourth child was due in February.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Women in their third trimester of pregnancy may attend as well.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
As for the potential secretary of Health and Human Service, when Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana asked nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his plans for mifepristone, one of two drugs used to end pregnancies within 70 days, Kennedy said Trump asked him to study the safety of the pill.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē 
plural pregnancies
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
Medical Definition
pregnancy
noun
preg·nan·cy
ˈpreg-nən-sē
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant
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