dead

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Two years of war have destroyed huge areas of Gaza and left more than 72,000 dead, according to its health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

The Metropolitan Police said despite the efforts of emergency services called to Elthorne Park in Ealing on Saturday, both were pronounced dead at the scene.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Two months before that, authorities arrested a man after concluding he had smuggled six birds in his boots and six more in his car — two of them dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

She first said their father was dead and then they revealed their mother was too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He was holding up a string of dead bullfrogs, greeny-gray in the morning light.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck