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knell

[nel] / nɛl /


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Is this the death knell of American political satire?

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Changing consumer tastes also spelled the death knell for the retailer, which has struggled like many High Street firms.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Now, many are wondering: Is the death knell finally tolling for the Cuban Revolution?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Future Americans will probably spend even more time on digital devices than they do now, but it will not be the death knell of live entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

They had rung the bells when King Robert died, she remembered, but this was different, no slow dolorous death knell but a joyful thunder.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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