dead

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Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with the emergency and found the dead skydiver in a field on the east side of the 215 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

To see Travolta’s latest films on your screen, you’d have to scroll into the dead zone of a streamer’s catalogue.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

A white dwarf is the dense remnant of a dead star, roughly the size of Earth but with a mass comparable to that of the Sun.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The other, Rebel, was spotted dead on Highway 955, employees say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The bicycle came to a dead stop, tyres screeching, and I came crashing on to the pavement, the bicycle falling on top of me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler