die
Example Sentences
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The country’s aging population and low birthrate mean that within the next decade more Swiss people will die a year than are born.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
"I don't want to die and meet my parents up there and they…" Miten pauses.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
You may even die before those nearly two decades elapse, so you would have lost out on all that extra loot.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
It was known that when whales die and drop to the seafloor, their sunken bodies -- called "whale falls" -- provide a source of food to deep-sea creatures.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
‘If I win, I’m innocent. I live. I mean, me and the wolf. If I lose -we die.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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