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demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /


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That’s exactly how the world’s villains want us to be: angry and afraid, trying to wriggle free from the spider’s web while they laugh and plot our demise.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Are you ready for all the tears of your fans once they witness Frenchie’s demise?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The women and their children -- all Australian citizens -- landed on Thursday evening after securing passage from Syrian refugee camps where they have languished since the Islamic State group's demise.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He then fell quickly from grace, before resurfacing last year as if his demise had never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Perhaps we will never know the cause for the demise of the submarine and its crew.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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