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The task today is to continue advancing the cause that he identified at Gettysburg: “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Composer Shankar Mahadevan said "every Indian is heartbroken today", adding that her music would "never perish as long as humanity exists" and that she would "live forever, with her incredible voice echoing across the world".

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

The global scientific consensus is that most coral reefs would perish at warming of 1.5C above preindustrial levels -- the ambitious, long-term limit countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate accord.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, there are scores of planets and moons where humans, if exposed to local conditions without life support, would perish immediately.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

It seemed to him that he knew instinctively who would survive and who would perish, though just what it was that made for survival, it was not easy to say.

From "1984" by George Orwell

"We need to get the food out as soon as we can before it perishes," Steele said.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

When the cells die, their myelin production perishes with them, causing myelin sheaths to break down with nothing to replenish them.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024

West of the Cascades, many a plant perishes due to excessive rain in winter, even though it’s cold hardy and “drought-tolerant.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The two-part sixth, and final, season of “The Crown” explores Princess Diana’s final days before she perishes in a car accident.

From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023

There must be space for organic life to develop and maintain itself, otherwise it perishes.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.

The animals did not die immediately, but they perished within several days.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

A dog aboard the vessel also perished in the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

A helpful map of the globe points out notoriously treacherous waters, including those off the southern tip of South America, where countless sailors have perished in the turbulent seas around Cape Horn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

David Flickwir and five members of his family perished, as did Samuel Weatherby and his wife and their four children.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

All that’s clear is massive landmarks are perishing and that you need to run.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024

The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called caenagnathids before perishing itself.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 8, 2023

And she claimed her second victim in her second over, Sarah Bryce perishing for 13 from nine balls when a mis-timed shot resulted in a leading edge that was easily gathered by wicketkeeper Nicole Faltum.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023

Levin yelled out into the roar, anything to take his mind off the thought of perishing in a landslide.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

“Tell me about the house, sugah. I’m still perishing from curiosity.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy