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death knell



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Is this the death knell of American political satire?

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Now, many are wondering: Is the death knell finally tolling for the Cuban Revolution?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Mr. Trump spoke on Monday with Mr. Sharaa, and on Tuesday Mr. Barrack sounded a death knell for the SDF.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It marks the death knell of the post–World War II settlement that, however imperfect, wrestled the anarchy of war into a framework designed to condition armed aggression on legal justification.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

Consequently, we do not have to wait until the publication of Geoffroy’s table in 1718 to hear the death knell of alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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