pregnant
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That’s right, Gunderson, the name made famous by that other Minnesota noir, the Coen brothers’ 1996 hit “Fargo,” for which Frances McDormand won an Oscar playing a very pregnant police chief, Marge Gunderson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Further, phthalate exposure was measured in the pregnant women from just one urine sample in the first trimester, “which may have introduced exposure misclassification,” the paper notes.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The other day, a colleague told me she was pregnant and that she was going to her first OB-GYN appointment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He said the deputy, whom he did not name, was a father who is survived by a wife who is 4 months pregnant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
At about the same time that Mami started looking pregnant Francisco was rushed to the emergency room with a stomachache.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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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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