as in to fail
to go wrong
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarry
On an episode of the podcast Second Wind, the former Bachelor, 44, spoke about discovering that his wife had miscarried for the first time.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The friend who miscarried three times in a calendar year.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
But heartbreakingly, Joy miscarried again in mid-March.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Gemma miscarries and Mark finds her in the shower weeping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The friend who miscarried three times in a calendar year.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
But heartbreakingly, Joy miscarried again in mid-March.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Gemma miscarries and Mark finds her in the shower weeping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Real efforts at improving access — which many schools have adopted in recent years without enough attention earned — and promoting freer campus climates — which too many schools have failed at — will have to be done simultaneously.—
Jeffrey Herbst,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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But the consultants have also been asked to anticipate a scenario where the measure fails or doesn’t even go on the ballot.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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On the regulatory front, his businesses face less scrutiny as some government investigations into them have been closed, stalled or thrown into disarray, thanks in part to Musk’s own efforts with DOGE to defund and gut multiple federal agencies.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Unfortunately a bill requiring them to do so stalled in the California Senate last session, exacerbating concerns over whether Californians will be able to access the insurance market after January’s devastating wildfires.—
Jordan Haedtler,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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About 200 of those died in crashes that occurred on Chicago expressways, records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Pride, who died in 2020, is considered to be the country genre's first Black superstar.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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