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miscarriage

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


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She said: "This wasn't bad luck. It was a catastrophic collapse of responsibility. An undoubted miscarriage of justice that must now be addressed."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Individual stories of altered and suboptimal miscarriage management emerged quickly in the days following Dobbs, including several overtly tragic examples,” he said.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

The US embassy said at the time that the Sokha case had been "based on a fabricated conspiracy" and the conviction was a "miscarriage of justice".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Less than three months into her pregnancy, Debbie had a miscarriage, the first of three.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“Not counting her own, before. She had an eighth-month miscarriage, didn’t you know?”

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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