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Recent Examples of birth pang
The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order.
—Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016
His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pang
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But analysts indicated concern over the company’s figures out of China, where sales declined 1% compared to a year earlier, their first contraction in eight quarters.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 10 Jan. 2025
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Norepinephrine is a potent vasoconstrictor, causing blood vessels to narrow, and each wave causes a contraction in the arteries that carry blood to the brain.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The labor action sprang up almost a month ago at the height of the Christmas package delivery season, with workers at Amazon facilities dotted across the country picketing for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and a demand that Amazon negotiate with them on a contract.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Additional forces, including 10 Navy helicopters with water delivery buckets and 500 active duty Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, are ready to provide support if requested, Ryder said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Medicaid covers more than 40% of U.S. childbirths, ensuring healthier babies and protecting families from financial ruin.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Relaxin prepares the body for pregnancy and, later, for childbirth.Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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Crisis pregnancy centers differ from clinics such as Planned Parenthood or primary care facilities, according to the American Medical Association.Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to being a doctor, Dennard was one of 20 women who joined a lawsuit against the state after they were denied abortions for miscarriages and high-risk pregnancy complications.Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The process of parturition can be considered as equivalent to cosmonaut's/astronaut's transition from microgravitation back to Earth gravitation (G=1) during landing.ncbi rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013
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One of the more harrowing sequences comes after an airstrike, when doctors perform an emergency cesarean section and frantically try to get a response from the infant.Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The delivery had involved an induction, 40 hours of labor and ultimately a cesarean section — the kinds of complications that can send hospital bills skyrocketing.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Birth pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pang. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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