biological clock
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Women’s expanded education and opportunity spread that window across three decades, which raises the odds of running out the biological clock while still looking for a suitable mate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
She argues that switching to daylight-saving time ultimately plays havoc with our circadian rhythm — that is, our internal biological clock.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Both evolutionary theories and psychological research on the "biological clock" would have suggested a later decline, namely between the ages of 40 and 50, when women approach the end of their reproductive phase.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023
It could also take longer to regulate their circadian biological clock, compared to those without the condition.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023
Her biological clock was ticking rapidly toward nest- scraping time.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
