perished
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Official records list disease as the cause of death for most of the boys who perished.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
She tries to create the most outlandish tale possible for when relaying to guests one on one how her husband perished.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
As immortalised in the song, Pierson's ramshackle hideout hosted some wild parties, before it perished in flames in 2004.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
One expert on Polynesian history has estimated that between 1862 and 1888—when Easter Island was brought under the jurisdiction of the Chilean navy—“about 94% of the population perished or emigrated.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
David Flickwir and five members of his family perished, as did Samuel Weatherby and his wife and their four children.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
