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
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester, for example, is to offer to empty the uterus, which can lower the risk of infection and sepsis, according to leading medical organizations.
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026
Once there, the woman said she was left in a room, alone, to miscarry without water or medical assistance for more than 24 hours.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 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
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026
Once there, the woman said she was left in a room, alone, to miscarry without water or medical assistance for more than 24 hours.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 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
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If Campbell fails, then speculation can fairly begin.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just to recap, Dach had the puck in overtime in the neutral zone but failed to gain the red line before flipping the puck down the ice to get a change, being forced to stay on the ice when that puck crossed the Lightning goal line for an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, was up almost 17% for the week as the peace process between Iran and the United has stalled.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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So far, there’s more than 42,000 units in the pipeline, but of those projects more than 36,000 units have been stalled.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Elisa Serna died at the Las Colinas women’s jail after a doctor and nurse left her alone after watching her collapse.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s the year the Boston Marathon suffered a terrorist attack in which three people died and hundreds more were injured.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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