stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Then, in February 2022, an Arkansas woman gave birth to a stillborn baby boy named Lux, according to officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Lampi paid $1,550 and traded five human skulls for Lux, the stillborn baby boy that was stolen from an Arkansas mortuary, the indictment says.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Blackmon eventually gave birth to a stillborn baby.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 8 Jan. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Then, in February 2022, an Arkansas woman gave birth to a stillborn baby boy named Lux, according to officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Lampi paid $1,550 and traded five human skulls for Lux, the stillborn baby boy that was stolen from an Arkansas mortuary, the indictment says.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Blackmon eventually gave birth to a stillborn baby.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 8 Jan. 2024
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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