miscarriage

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Once again, Thomas substituted the word’s most natural meaning for an alternative that loads the dice: Miscarriage, he wrote, is what happens any time mail fails “to arrive properly,” no matter the reason.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Miscarriage often has no identifiable cause, which Dr Aventin said can prompt women to blame themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

"This is a great Miscarriage of Justice," he wrote on social media as the trial resumed on Thursday.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

"Miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality increased following the disaster. All of this makes it quite plausible that the toxic effects of the gas affected children in utero."

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

Miscarriage naturally produced diffidence; I began now to seek assistance against ill luck, by an alliance with those that had been more successful.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest