stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Less than two weeks before Jones’ stillbirth in Texas, Minnesota mother Kate Braun also delivered a stillborn boy at term.
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Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Their descriptions of stillborn babies are similar; both use creatures like insects and turtles as metaphors for the migrants’ plight.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Wendy Bach, a professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law and one of the lead researchers on the project, said one of the cases was when a woman delivered a stillborn baby at her home about six or seven months into pregnancy.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Woman wins $17M jury award after delivering stillborn baby at a Connecticut hospital
CT man guilty of robbing CT casino visitor of more than $50,000 at nearby gas station
These CT schools got phones out of classrooms.
—Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
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Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Their descriptions of stillborn babies are similar; both use creatures like insects and turtles as metaphors for the migrants’ plight.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Wendy Bach, a professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law and one of the lead researchers on the project, said one of the cases was when a woman delivered a stillborn baby at her home about six or seven months into pregnancy.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Woman wins $17M jury award after delivering stillborn baby at a Connecticut hospital
CT man guilty of robbing CT casino visitor of more than $50,000 at nearby gas station
These CT schools got phones out of classrooms.
—Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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