demise
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That’s exactly how the world’s villains want us to be: angry and afraid, trying to wriggle free from the spider’s web while they laugh and plot our demise.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Similar questions arose five years ago during the demise of meme stocks, which got that name because they rise and fall with social media buzz and not business fundamentals.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Are you ready for all the tears of your fans once they witness Frenchie’s demise?
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
They had also been concerned that a collapse might signal the demise of bookstores in general.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
These covered an area of 200,000 square miles and probably contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs–they certainly didn’t help–with their noxious outgassings.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing demise
Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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