dying

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In 2024, South Korea recorded more than 3,920 "lonely deaths", people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for extended periods -- the highest since records began in 2017.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Children were dying, and as the father of two young girls, I couldn’t comprehend why he would turn away from science.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“And it has something to do,” Christopher said, “with the dying of the creatures.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell