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sudden death



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Now, it was his sudden death, at age 71, that everyone was talking about.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

We start this week in Washington, where lawmakers are reeling from the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

As news of Tree’s death circulated, numerous music stars paid tribute, including “Buy U a Drank” hitmaker T-Pain, who shared that he and Tree had connected before the singer’s sudden death.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Only two shootouts have gone to sudden death - with a 50% hit rate of the four players taking the sixth penalties - and none have gone beyond that.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

If you need a sudden death tiebreaker, you can be very complicated, but you have to be fair.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan



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