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induce

[in-doos, -dyoos] / ɪnˈdus, -ˈdyus /


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These include addressing delays of almost eight days to induce labour, which put mothers and babies at increased risk.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Misoprostol was initially approved by the FDA for stomach ulcers and is routinely prescribed off-label to induce labor, treat postpartum hemorrhage, and prepare the cervix for IUD insertion.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

As supplies tighten, prices will rise “in a non-linear fashion” until prices are eventually high enough to induce demand destruction, said Young.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

That news was enough to induce 900 Maori to sail to the Chathams.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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