untimely
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Miranda, who had been in her element sleuthing away on the show, did not take the news of her untimely death at all well, throwing her murder note to the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the years since World War II, as steel production slowed and agriculture became one big subsidy, untimely ends became one of the few things you could still expect the U.S. to make itself.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Year: 2013 Compiled by: Slate Staff Of note: Published in honor of Gandolfini after the Sopranos star’s untimely death.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Love Story" drummed up controversy -- and viewers -- with its revisiting of the A-list couple's courtship and untimely deaths, but it only earned six nominations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Saved from an untimely death. And may the good Lord forgive me for this foolishness.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing untimely
Romeo and Juliet
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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