gestating

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"The kicker is within two or three days of giving birth, they fall pregnant again so while they're rearing the first litter, they're gestating the second," Henry says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The couple posed for photos at the event, drawing attention to their gestating bundle of joy by framing and caressing Palvin’s belly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

These tools also allow women tasked with gestating children, caring for infants, and doing housework to not be completely consumed by it.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

As you might expect, Rebeck has more work on the horizon — plenty of rewrites and updates on plays already gestating, and a new musical she is birthing with Cyndi Lauper.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

He sees them gestating in the womb of their mother, the sea.

From Time and Change by Burroughs, John