accouchement

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It is events such as the accouchement of Brigitte Bardot or Queen Elizabeth which send our competitors' sales soaring.

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Moreover, he and the Duchess, ex-Susie Potter of Chicago, had been separated since the latter's accouchement, 20 years ago.

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The jargon of self-help abounds in new attitudes toward accouchement.

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Long before Nicholas Jacques Charrier entered Paris, the French press, excited beyond endurance�and reason�turned his mother's accouchement into the biggest story since the ascendancy of Charles de Gaulle.

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This occurred twice; but, after one disappointment, the accouchement was expected with all the ardour of English anticipation.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne