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miscarriage

[mis-kar-ij, mis-kar-ij] / mɪsˈkær ɪdʒ, ˈmɪsˌkær ɪdʒ /


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In August her lawyers argued before the Court of Appeal in Melbourne that she had suffered a miscarriage of justice.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Owens, 36, later dropped the suit after claiming she had a miscarriage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The miscarriage rate—even with frozen or donor eggs—starts to climb as you get older.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead her loss was described as a "late miscarriage", which she said "silences you further".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

What nobody tells you is that miscarriage happens all the time, to more women than you’d ever guess, given the relative silence around it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Ashley Hernandez, a Wilmington resident and organizer with the nonprofit Communities for a Better Environment, said residents there have suffered from severe health issues including asthma, dizziness, miscarriages, heart disease and cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

To understand the effect of insurance coverage, consider Michele Metz, a 34-year-old nurse from Murrieta who spent nearly $100,000 for unsuccessful IVF treatments four years ago after a history of multiple miscarriages and endometriosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I am 34 and have been pregnant multiple times, had two miscarriages, and two abortions. For this, I am being referred to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Following a number of other controversial executions and a series of miscarriages of justice it was permanently abolished for murder in 1969.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

She had borne four children and suffered three miscarriages, but her stomach was as hard and flat as her hand.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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