pregnant
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Mr. Payne’s dialogue studiously avoids over-emotionalism even when conflicts arise—as when Miriam reacts with contempt, and not a shred of maternal sympathy, to Margaret’s announcement that she’s pregnant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The first, with a live-in lover in Dallas, implodes, leaving Ms. Hepola pregnant and facing single motherhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Doug has made a confession that haunts the men as they follow a pregnant bison onto an unstable glacier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
On his show, Ranganathan also asked fellow finalist, Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, about taking part in challenges while pregnant.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Zita had taken the bus from Budapest to visit him, and she had an announcement to make: She was pregnant, and not by Bobby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing pregnant
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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