demise
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A few years ago, some were predicting the demise of Spanish-language television.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Upon the famed painter’s demise, the siblings imagine, the paintings will be “discovered.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It may be that one of NCP's biggest strengths - the hundreds of car parks it runs across the UK - actually ended up speeding up its demise.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Amid the white-out winters of New York, a man whose bones had never known the bite of cold found not a sanctuary but demise.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
Amidst the recriminations and finger-pointing from the doctors, scientists, and prison officials, one might have expected the demise of electrocution technology.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing demise
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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