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 # are with child
 
-This is a polite way to say that someone is pregnant. Alternate translation: "are pregnant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
+Saying "with child" is a polite way of saying "pregnant." Alternate translation: "are pregnant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])