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fertilization

noun as in the enrichment of land

noun as in impregnation of the ovum

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As Ms. Gaul shows through wide-ranging detective work, Egyptian farmers were obliged to rely on artificial fertilizers and year-round irrigation after successive efforts to dam the Nile eventually shut down the river’s age-old fertilization cycle.

Some may prevent fertilization or normal embryo development, while others could cause miscarriage.

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Senate Bill 323 is the second bill introduced in the state legislature this year that would classify a fetus as a human being from fertilization, effectively categorizing abortion as homicide.

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At one town hall, he declared, “We want fertilization, and it’s all the way,” ensuring the unfortunate reporters there would rush to the hotel afterward for a shower.

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But a website that contained no name but appeared connected to the bombing laid out the case for “a war against pro-lifers” and said a fertilization clinic would be targeted.

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