knell
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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
People on the internet seem to be taking Lindy West’s memoir as millennial feminism’s final death knell.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Mr. Trump spoke on Monday with Mr. Sharaa, and on Tuesday Mr. Barrack sounded a death knell for the SDF.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Then, in the cold voice of an adder, “The bell invites me. Hear it not, Merlin, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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