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miscarriage

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


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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

He told the members of the jury that they were the "gatekeepers" and "guards against any risk of a miscarriage of justice".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

To prove her point that she considered the trial a miscarriage of justice, Anthony had three thousand copies of the court transcript printed and distributed across the country to politicians, libraries, and suffrage groups.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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