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miscarriage

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


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The miscarriage rate—even with frozen or donor eggs—starts to climb as you get older.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

After a second miscarriage, the couple started looking into the Murphy drill site, which they knew was two blocks away, and learned about the violations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That could mean the pregnancy is ectopic, but it may also be a miscarriage or normal pregnancy that’s too small to see.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

All that evidence, Patterson's team says, was not relevant and prejudicial, causing a substantial miscarriage of justice.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

What nobody tells you is that miscarriage happens all the time, to more women than you’d ever guess, given the relative silence around it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

To understand the effect of insurance coverage, consider Michele Metz, a 34-year-old nurse from Murrieta who spent nearly $100,000 for unsuccessful IVF treatments four years ago after a history of multiple miscarriages and endometriosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I am 34 and have been pregnant multiple times, had two miscarriages, and two abortions. For this, I am being referred to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

She’d had a few miscarriages and Dennis was her only son, but he went to New York because he wanted to pursue music.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride


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