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miscarriage

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


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The most difficult section, “Gendered Dialogues,” delves into Kahlo’s sometimes androgynous appearance and, more poignantly, her boundary-breaking works about her body and the pains of childbirth and miscarriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He became "the victim of a most terrible miscarriage of justice", jurors have heard, and he was freed in December 2020 when an appeal against his conviction was granted by the Court of Appeal.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She walked dozens of kilometres to Tawila, suffering a miscarriage on the way.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

I did not know she had been trying to have a baby since the last miscarriage almost six years ago.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie