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demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /


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Sora’s demise points to more than the collapse of a big-media financial deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It may be that one of NCP's biggest strengths - the hundreds of car parks it runs across the UK - actually ended up speeding up its demise.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Amid the white-out winters of New York, a man whose bones had never known the bite of cold found not a sanctuary but demise.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Japan’s Nippon TV, despite the fears of the demise of the linear television business as streaming services continue to gain ground.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

These covered an area of 200,000 square miles and probably contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs–they certainly didn’t help–with their noxious outgassings.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson