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drop dead

[drop-ded] / ˈdrɒpˌdɛd /




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Brooker adds: "I'll find out when it stops if I drop dead or people stop watching."

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

If Elon Musk were to drop dead tomorrow, the damage to Tesla’s share price would be unfathomable, because companies and also dumb crypto tokens get much more valuable when Musk breathes on them.

From Slate Dec. 6, 2024

Diamond has often said that democracies, with their strong protections for civil liberties and the rule of law, don’t drop dead of a heart attack.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

Activision has applied to intervene in Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision, saying that the planned deal has a "drop dead" date of July 18.

From Reuters May 30, 2023

I didn't feel like I was back to my normal self when my mom finally got home from work, but the fear that I was going to drop dead had gradually subsided.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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