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‘An infant can be unborn.’

[⟨det infant.n⟩ unborn.a]

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In the British National Corpus:

He lies in a cot equipped with a special mattress which is filled with liquid; he lies on so resilient a surface that it is very close to actually lying in liquid, as of course the unborn infant does.
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In Project Gutenberg:

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

These can help you in the relaxation of your muscles but excessive heat can damage you as well as your unborn infant. 1 / 2 You should refrain from jogging even for five minutes a day.? 1 / 2 All competitors? 1 / 2 sports should be restricted from the point of view of care and caution which should be exercised during such conditions.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This gives us a hint as to why the unborn infant John’ ’ leaped in Elisabeth’s womb’ ’ when Mary, who was with child (Jesus) came near!
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In Wikipedia:

The investigation was carried out by Sir Spilsbury, whose evidence consisted of several packages which contained the remains of Ms. Kaye and her unborn infant.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They had incredible prints from a 3D scan of the unborn infant duly framed and taking pride of place in the dining room.
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In Wikipedia:

The poet paints a picture of a world devoid of compassion, love and remorse through the haunting appeal of the unborn infant.
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In Wikipedia:

April Morrison (Baker) winds up pregnant, and jumps from a car when her unborn infant’s father Dexter Key (Robert Evans) urges an abortion.
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In Wikipedia:

Agent Self later told Mahone that he had a wife that died while giving birth – his unborn infant died too.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As we know, drinking during pregnancy is harmful to an unborn infant.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The episode, as some may recall, features an elaborate, choreographed song – and – dance number at the outset, with the cast saluting the network for giving them another season; it then presents the events surrounding the miscarriage from the perspective of Maddie’s unborn infant, “Baby Hayes’ ’? hilariously played by Willis in baby jammies with a blue bow in his hair.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

His mother had once told him humans found the sound of rushing fluid comfortable, as it reminded them of the impounding sounds an unborn infant heard while still in the womb.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The mother provides the fetus (the unborn developing infant) with the nutritive elements for the building of that little body in the secret of her bosom, but all the blood which forms in that little body is formed in the embryo itself and only as a result of the contribution of the male parent.
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In the British National Corpus:

The individual sounds of other species may not be so readily recognized purely from instinct, though it seems highly likely that the unborn infant, while still in the mother’s womb, especially in its latter days, would be able to hear such external sounds and be aware of its mother’s response.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

No one is justified in taking life against the will of their victim, whether they are an abortion doctor or an unborn infant (or an Iraqi, Lebanese, Somalian, etc.).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Though I’m constantly worried about the unborn infant growing inside of me.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Funny… people who kill (and who allow the killing of) the unborn infant with Down’s Syndrome somehow seem to believe that they are better than anyone with Down’s.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As we know, drinking during pregnancy is harmful to an unborn infant.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

His mother had once told him humans found the sound of rushing fluid comfortable, as it reminded them of the impounding sounds an unborn infant heard while still in the womb.
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Queried on 2013-05-23.