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The first is the dread of contemporaneous discovery, which is no problem if a donor arranges for his or her diary to be sealed until the people in it are dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The election season got underway a little more than a year after the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Cynthia Renee Gonzalez was pronounced dead on Sept. 22, 1991.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Israeli security forces imposed restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre in annexed east Jerusalem, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
“There aren’t any dead branches, Mr. Harris,” I say.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
