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miscarriage

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


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When Shruti suffered a miscarriage, she said a reaction she often got was "but you're looking fine. you don't look like you have had a miscarriage".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The beauty mogul’s former private chef alleges a grueling workload led to her miscarriage.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Among them was a pregnant mother whose toddler was hospitalized; she said she caught his bacterial infection and had a miscarriage at 20 weeks.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

But the majority noted that smaller slip-ups like this, by themselves, were not enough to clear the high bar of this new miscarriage of justice rule.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

I didn’t suffer the agony of miscarriage, I just didn’t get pregnant.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Along the way, it also tackles darker aspects - abortions, miscarriages and postpartum depression.

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

The UK government said it acknowledged the grave impact of miscarriages of justice and was committed to helping people re-build their lives.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

After seven rounds of IVF and two miscarriages, his wife, Jennifer, finally gave birth to a boy and a girl.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

If I were to start a file on things nobody tells you about until you’re right in the thick of them, I might begin with miscarriages.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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