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death march

[deth mahrch] / ˈdɛθ ˌmɑrtʃ /
NOUN
funeral procession
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Shipper survived two concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, a death march, and the Lodz ghetto - a Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis which was plagued by disease, starvation and forced labour.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

This wasn’t a walk as much as it was a death march.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025

No one knows how the fungus arrived in North America, but it has spread rapidly across the U.S. and Canada, leaving legions of bat carcasses in its death march.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

But watching them is hardly a death march — they're often sarcastic and focused on the weirder details of her former life, such as being told that girls and women never need haircuts:

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

In the morning on my way out the door, I see Silas disappearing around the corner, walking the same death march as yesterday.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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