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deathly

[deth-lee] / ˈdɛθ li /




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It’s no surprise that many Latinos are obsessed with all things haunted, deathly and Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times

Brad Jacobs, the billionaire CEO of building-products distributor QXO, devoted a chapter in his book to “electric meetings,” noting many gatherings are deathly dull and full of passive listeners.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a scene also reminiscent of past October failures, just a few steps from the party, the Dodgers clubhouse was deathly quiet.

From Los Angeles Times

He could have been totally fine, or he could have gotten deathly ill.

From Salon

As he struggled with a system, which aimed to preserve secrecy and deepen separation, he didn’t know about a deathly further dimension to the institutional inhumanity.

From BBC