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demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /


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"The important thing is not to let this be the beginning of the demise of international rule of law."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

I say all this not to apologize for the people movers, but to facilitate a sense of closure for the D.C. metro area as we approach the people mover’s demise.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The rapid demise of the fund’s turbocharged returns was also partly explained by the 13F filings that are required within 45 days of the end of the quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The sale process comes just eight months on from Khun Top saying he is shouldering the blame for the club's drastic recent demise.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Yet the thought of this eventual demise provides no sense of victory, no solace.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

But we can also count on such demises being rendered in ways fitting to how the character lived.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2019

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

The shock had nearly caused Mr. Pinnock to qualify for the coffin himself; but he had not, nor had any other inhabitant of suitable size since demised.

From If Winter Comes by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson

Shortly after he learned to roll a safe game of Pool, the Governor demised.

From Ade's Fables by George Ade

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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