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
Harrison returned home and planned to miscarry without medical intervention as advised by the providers at Mercy San Juan.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But Truman said in late May that prosecutors may use other state laws involving disposing of remains to prosecute women who have miscarried, per DC Now reporting.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The boy was the father of a baby Lily had miscarried three weeks prior, Brown said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
This installment also establishes Jigsaw’s tragic backstory, showing how he was compelled to kill offenders after a violent drug addict caused Jill to miscarry their child.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
But Truman said in late May that prosecutors may use other state laws involving disposing of remains to prosecute women who have miscarried, per DC Now reporting.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The boy was the father of a baby Lily had miscarried three weeks prior, Brown said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
This installment also establishes Jigsaw’s tragic backstory, showing how he was compelled to kill offenders after a violent drug addict caused Jill to miscarry their child.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
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Verb
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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But once again, the Bills’ offense stalled as the Falcons continued to come up with stops.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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About 47% are setting back their dream vacations and travel, 31% are stalling on home renovations, 26% are delaying buying or leasing a new car, and 17% are pushing back buying a new house.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In April this year, 11 people — including two children — died when a bus flipped on its side in the southeastern corner of the country.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Older people who earn less than $20,000 a year die nine years sooner on average than those who earn $120,000 or more, according to a study by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and University of Massachusetts Boston's LeadingAge LTSS Center.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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