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miscarriage

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


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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

"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

With De Noo’s help, Derksen published a bombshell book in 2006: Lucia de B.: Reconstruction of a Miscarriage of Justice.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 18, 2023

Miscarriage, the expulsion between the sixteenth and twenty-eighth weeks.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson




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