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demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /


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Inevitably, such an anniversary will have some worrying that the bull is showing signs of age, with chances of its demise increasing as it trundles on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Much remains unknown about what led to Jackie’s demise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"I think the measles very much contributed to that child's demise," said William Moss, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Despite the alarm bells, the view that AI could bring about our demise remains a fringe opinion among industry experts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

I imagine the animal sees that its imminent demise is for a higher purpose.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Along with the celebrities, the Loserbards also recounted the unusual demises of some otherwise unknown folks.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022

By beginning this review with their demises, I haven’t planted a spoiler.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

If anything, the sentimentality of such demises lie not in the character’s fate but in an actor’s departure.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

Outside the nine-episode series, the carving game is a legitimate children’s game that’s played in South Korea – sans gory demises.

From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021

The effect caused by the first demises which took place in the ranks of the brethren was strange.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Having spent the past 20 years in Mississippi, the couple will be remembered by friends and family for amassing a collection of nearly 1,000 announcements of the demised.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2018

Photograph: Rebecca Jewell/Ghosts of Gone Birds They are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2011

Perhaps never was he so proud of them as last September, when "Rudy," their favorite fox terrier, unhappily demised.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's going to be a great shock to some of them one of these days to wake up and find out they're demised!

From Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

He died on the 6th of March. in 766, and was buried at Gorze, to which by his will, which is still extant, he demised several estates.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler

The bank infuriated unions last month when it described 3,166 job losses as "demising" roles.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013


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