as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Recent Examples of gestation Less than a year after welcoming their son, Shacreya and Nicholas found themselves back in the NICU for another 174 days with their daughter, Faith, now 2, who was born at five months of gestation, weighing only 14 oz. —
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 According to Milwaukee County Parks, mating season takes place from February through March and litters are born after 9 weeks of gestation between April and May. —Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026 This section of lower jaw is crucial for an animal to eat, but only after its two halves fuse during gestation. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026 The cases were brought by mothers Antonia Mendez, Casie Thompson, Kara Sharpe and Eboni Williams, whose children were born before 32 weeks gestation at Chicago-area hospitals between 2012 and 2019. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gestation
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 According to Milwaukee County Parks, mating season takes place from February through March and litters are born after 9 weeks of gestation between April and May. —Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026 This section of lower jaw is crucial for an animal to eat, but only after its two halves fuse during gestation. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026 The cases were brought by mothers Antonia Mendez, Casie Thompson, Kara Sharpe and Eboni Williams, whose children were born before 32 weeks gestation at Chicago-area hospitals between 2012 and 2019. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gestation
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The Chronicle’s reporters also reviewed medical records about a pregnancy and STD texts a week after the alleged assault.— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Plaza's pregnancy and relationship with Abbott comes more than a year after the death of her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena, who died by suicide in January 2025.— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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