contraction
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One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Economists at ING expect to see evidence of price pressures continuing to build in the PMI sub-indexes, and predict that both official gauges will tip back into contraction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
In a written statement read to the court, midwife Sasha Field said an ambulance should have been called around 90 minutes before the birth, when the baby's heart rate slowed after a contraction.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Readings above 50 indicate expansion compared to the prior month, while those below 50 represent contraction.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
Yet despite its esteem problem, the humble contraction is used every day by virtually everyone, and has been for centuries.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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