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pregnant

[preg-nuhnt] / ˈprɛg nənt /




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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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