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goner

[gaw-ner, gon-er] / ˈgɔ nər, ˈgɒn ər /




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"The whole family basically thought I was a goner," he wrote.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

This incoming family knows nothing of that, but already, their housecat, Cider, feels like a goner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024

They keep chatting, she asks his age — he’s 34 — and by the time that he drops her off, Lea is a goner and the story is on its way.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

The most recent goner, who gives the book its title, was an investigative journalist.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022

"Look what I found," she chirped, and at that moment I knew I was a goner.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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