contractions

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The resulting neural circuit was functional enough to trigger contractions in tiny clusters of muscle cells.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

It is used to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation in combination with the drug misoprostol, which stimulates contractions and softens the cervix, allowing tissue to expel.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

With each step you take, coordinated contractions in your abdominal muscles help keep you stable and upright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The figures are diffusion indexes, meaning that they show the share of companies that reported expansions minus the share that reported contractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She was completely disheveled, covered with dust, bleary-eyed, and doubled over from the pain of the contractions with which Alba was pushing her way out.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende