Oriental carpet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Oriental carpet
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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“Delayed prenatal care has serious consequences for both mothers and babies,” Dr. Kim Bruno, associate director at Sera Prognostics, told Salon.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Denmark has a tax-funded universal health system, high coverage of prenatal care, far less income inequality and a much smaller reservoir of chronic hepatitis B infection than the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Batchlor said the hospital is also weighing what other service lines to cut, adding that labor and delivery, prenatal care, diabetes and chronic-disease management and student training are under consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Prosecutors also relied on her decision to forgo prenatal care and her decision to keep her pregnancy private—as well as something called the “lung float test,” which is exactly as it sounds.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025
Dr. McNally testified that Mrs. Colbey’s pregnancy was at high risk for "unexplained fetal death" because of her age and lack of prenatal care.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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