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You have real wage contractions in quite a lot of markets, what that means is you need to save money somewhere. – Axel Hefer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It means it takes a much greater signal -- in other words, stronger contractions during labor -- to switch it on, this makes it less likely that pain signals can reach the brain. – Ewan St. John Smith	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It came out of nowhere and I just started having contractions, baby Zayne wasn't having any of it. Baby Zayne wanted to come out. – Renata Freydin	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Her contractions were about 10 minutes apart, so [Shepherd] and I began to monitor her vital signs and keep her comfortable. – Cleveland Clinic	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I thought, ‘OK, I am having a couple of contractions,’ we are just going to wait it out because I wanted my sister to go first since she started first. – Angel Owen	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We now think that the odds are more than even that the Singapore economy slipped into a technical recession in the third quarter, as defined by two consecutive quarter-on-quarter contractions, we expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore to ease monetary policy again at the October policy meeting. – Chua Hak Bin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Studies show that the more sleep you get, the better your immune system will be, i would also recommend a small dose of vitamin C when a woman has a cold. You don’t want to take too much of it because it can induce contractions, so I usually keep it at anywhere less than 500 mg. I love Neti pots, especially if there is a sinus infection. And doing saltwater gargles if you have a sore throat. – Pina LoGiudice	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Your body's contractions of the colon work at its highest level in the morning. That's when your body is designed to poop! – Gina Sam	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think is good that these contractions arise regarding climate change, climate change will force the institutions to work (together) in a more functional way. – Pedro Solano	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

You have real wage contractions in quite a lot of markets, what that means is you need to save money somewhere.

– Axel Hefer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It means it takes a much greater signal -- in other words, stronger contractions during labor -- to switch it on, this makes it less likely that pain signals can reach the brain.

– Ewan St. John Smith

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It came out of nowhere and I just started having contractions, baby Zayne wasn't having any of it. Baby Zayne wanted to come out.

– Renata Freydin

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Her contractions were about 10 minutes apart, so [Shepherd] and I began to monitor her vital signs and keep her comfortable.

– Cleveland Clinic

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I thought, ‘OK, I am having a couple of contractions,’ we are just going to wait it out because I wanted my sister to go first since she started first.

– Angel Owen

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We now think that the odds are more than even that the Singapore economy slipped into a technical recession in the third quarter, as defined by two consecutive quarter-on-quarter contractions, we expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore to ease monetary policy again at the October policy meeting.

– Chua Hak Bin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Studies show that the more sleep you get, the better your immune system will be, i would also recommend a small dose of vitamin C when a woman has a cold. You don’t want to take too much of it because it can induce contractions, so I usually keep it at anywhere less than 500 mg. I love Neti pots, especially if there is a sinus infection. And doing saltwater gargles if you have a sore throat.

– Pina LoGiudice

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Your body's contractions of the colon work at its highest level in the morning. That's when your body is designed to poop!

– Gina Sam

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think is good that these contractions arise regarding climate change, climate change will force the institutions to work (together) in a more functional way.

– Pedro Solano

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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