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infertile

[in-fur-tl, -tahyl] / ɪnˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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Tens of thousands of people, including infertile and same-sex couples, have had babies through the technological advances of in vitro fertilization and the willingness of surrogates to carry those children.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

Carrillo, 46, had been told by doctors years ago that she was infertile.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2025

The treatment sent me into an early menopause and it was too late to freeze my eggs, so I was told it's almost certain I'm infertile.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2025

They were herdsmen, scraping out a living on rocky and infertile land.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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