death sentence
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It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
"I had no understanding of what that meant, I thought it was potentially a death sentence."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health,” NAACP’s Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Abre’ Conner said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It is incurable, with a median life expectancy of 12 to 18 months—in other words, a death sentence.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
It’s pretty much a death sentence for people with CF.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
