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maternal

[muh-tur-nl] / məˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
motherly
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The money is intended to support HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, disease surveillance and wider health system work, including the recruitment of community health workers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The results resemble a pattern already documented in maternal mortality research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

She started with her maternal grandmother and worked her way back through time using public archives in the Netherlands until she stumbled upon a painter she had never heard of: Jeremias Schultz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Owens are the maternal side of the country star’s family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I hated her as I had never hated anyone before—with her easy answers and maternal fussing.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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