quadruplets

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It said the birth of quadruplets was incredibly rare, occurring in fewer than 6% of births worldwide.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“That would be so fun meeting chickens,” said 7-year-old Mason, who wore a matching yellow sweater with his fellow quadruplets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

They theorized that the atom is actually doing many things simultaneously: scattering not only single photons but also, through an entirely different process, photonic pairs, triplets and quadruplets.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2023

Speaking by phone, he told me about the call he received from a colleague that led to the first selective reduction procedure: A woman in Western Michigan had become pregnant with quadruplets.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022

He had been twice married; his first wife bore him 69 children in 27 accouchements, having twins sixteen times, triplets seven times, and quadruplets four times, but never a single birth.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)