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the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarried
Goodman miscarried multiple times, and lost at least one child in infancy.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Gutierrez had been held hostage alongside two of his nieces, one of whom was three months pregnant and subsequently miscarried.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Around the same time the following year, Hayley miscarried.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
So his wife miscarried five more times before Nile and died of ovarian cancer.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
There were initial claims that the 15-year-old girl miscarried, police told WSYX, but it was later revealed the baby was born alive and died for unknown reasons.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
While all is well for Asher and Archer, Chicago Fire’s premiere brought fans the sad report that Stella had miscarried.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Gutierrez had been held hostage alongside two of his nieces, one of whom was three months pregnant and subsequently miscarried.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Around the same time the following year, Hayley miscarried.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
So his wife miscarried five more times before Nile and died of ovarian cancer.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
There were initial claims that the 15-year-old girl miscarried, police told WSYX, but it was later revealed the baby was born alive and died for unknown reasons.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
While all is well for Asher and Archer, Chicago Fire’s premiere brought fans the sad report that Stella had miscarried.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarried
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Sokoloff continued the offensive, explaining that the controller is legally mandated to annually audit affordable housing programs but has failed to do so.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Palace were fortunate that Rayo failed to convert two good first-half chances.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Kirtley, who retired this week, is the fourth winner of the John Borger award, which was named after the First Amendment attorney who died in 2019.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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On the morning of Thursday July 3, 2025, the news broke that Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva had died in a car accident in Spain.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The rocket’s upper stage was supposed to fire its engines two times to inject AST’s satellite into the proper orbit, but the stage misfired on the second burn, stranding the payload in a lower-than-planned orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Overall the Lakers committed 21 more turnovers, giving up 26 points off the mistakes while paying dearly for every errant dribble or misfired pass against the swarming Thunder defenders.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Despite support from vendor advocates and organizers, the proposal ultimately stalled and has never been approved by City Council, though the Street Vendor Association and other advocates are still pushing for its passage.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The Spurs’ go-to backup guard was awesome in the final two games against the Thunder, and only his injury in Game 1 briefly stalled out what has been a rocket ship to stardom in the closing stretch of the season.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Miscarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarried. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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