dead

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On Wednesday, a volunteer firefighter was found dead from suspected exhaustion linked to heat and underlying health conditions, officials told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The BBC has discovered Bush also kept more than 1,000 items, including love letters, baby clothes and treasured possessions belonging to the dead and their families.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But, as perhaps you have noticed, they trend toward the religious, mythic or historic, i.e. dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Eating properly cooked fish poses little risk because the worms are already dead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I stared at the upright form and was sure it was a ghost, a being from the dead sent for me.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen