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premature

[pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor, prem-uh-, prem-uh-] / ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə- /




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Cheng has deflected questions about her position, saying recently it was "premature" to discuss a final solution and what was needed now was "peaceful and stable cross-strait relations."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She then gave birth to a severely premature child who died about two hours later.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month or more earlier than usual, Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At least eight children who were evacuated from Gaza as premature babies in the early weeks of the war, have returned from Egypt and been reunited with their relatives.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Our last great middle-class hero, someone who really enjoyed his vacations and his country club, was John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom, and he died a premature death.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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