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demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /


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Reports of the prime minister's demise are greatly exaggerated.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A few years ago, some were predicting the demise of Spanish-language television.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In his journalism, Mr. Self has written widely on the demise of the serious novel, and in his fiction he makes no concessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Testing my hypothesis that music could change one’s mood hadn’t even made round one before screeching to an unexpected demise.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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