death knell
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Some see it as a death knell for solar tiles; others, as an opportunity.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It is a death knell for a long-held belief among media executives that putting content and the “pipes” that delivered it under one roof would create riches for all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Is this the death knell of American political satire?
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
It marks the death knell of the post–World War II settlement that, however imperfect, wrestled the anarchy of war into a framework designed to condition armed aggression on legal justification.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
They had rung the bells when King Robert died, she remembered, but this was different, no slow dolorous death knell but a joyful thunder.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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