deceased
Example Sentences
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After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Last year, India’s election authority embarked on a sweeping program to clean up voter lists across the country, arguing the move was required to preserve electoral integrity by, for instance, removing fraudulent or deceased voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Eleven crew members have been rescued. Two deceased persons have also been identified," it added.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
She also won Video of the Year, which she dedicated to country legend Dolly Parton, praising the recently deceased performer's music and saying "every single song she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
McBride had been married to a Creek Indian, now deceased, and was raising his stepdaughter.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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