lactating
- present participle of lactate.
Example Sentences
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“It affects about 10 percent of lactating individuals,” says Sawhne.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
Since launching the tracker, she said, the group has “received significant reports of pregnant, postpartum, lactating women who are being detained,” though she was not willing to share figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
“There are five childhood diseases all kids are supposed to be immunized from under the age of five, because children die first in the famine, then pregnant women and lactating mothers,” Natsios said.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
The appearance of the virus in mammary glands — in cattle and even in non lactating mice — was also unexpected.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
A female taken on July 15, four miles north of Jaumave, was lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul
