maternal
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One possibility is that male embryos produce distinctive proteins that can trigger an unfavorable maternal immune response following a viral infection.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Clancy's original trial, which featured more than 80 witnesses and days of distressing testimony, sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Other Mommy” comes closest to outright blaming its central maternal figure for all the bad things that happen in her home.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Throughout “Growing Up” Baker notes with tenderness the poignant gaps between maternal expectation and reality—and between himself and the colorful members of his sprawling and opinionated family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
After school I head to the kitchen and pour cold chocolate milk into the quaint old teacup with roses that Teta, my maternal grandma, presented to me last Eid.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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