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angel of death

NOUN
Grim Reaper
Synonyms
WEAK


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She is at once guardian angel and angel of death, watching over hallowed ground while carrying a tool of invasive modernity with her.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

And there it was on her LinkedIn: Emily White, physical media’s angel of death, had started working at Spotify in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2024

"They had returned from school a day before they died. I'm at a loss for words. It seems the angel of death called them out," Ms Deerow told the BBC.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2023

To save her twin brother, who has leprosy, 12-year-old Ziva runs away with him, with the angel of death in swift pursuit.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2022

With its great black wings of spray, arcing above the rigging, it rose before them like an angel of death.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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