death rattle

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"This is the death rattle of a movement that just cannot adapt to a changing world and to a community that is saying, 'We're not hiding in the shadows anymore.'"

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

What’s come since has been the death rattle, and remixes of that death rattle.”

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

DVRs have since become commonplace, and the death rattle has only grown louder as the traditional television market has been disrupted several times over by the internet, streaming services and cord-cutters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019

“I think we will still see some shock and horror this year, which some say will be the death rattle of this outfit,” said a former western intelligence official.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2018

Boseman let out a mortifying gasp as they departed, which Cora took as his death rattle.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead