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perished



ADJECTIVE
fallen
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They have survived when virtually every other contemporary financial claim has perished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Accounts vary on how many perished; some say 17 including the captain's wife.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

I did not know then how many people had perished, but I knew countless families would be grieving that day.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

AFP reporters saw a nurse call out the names of babies who had perished in the fire as families gathered outside.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Your parents,” Mr. Poe said, “have perished in a terrible fire.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket


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