demise
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Either you rallied behind Chud or you rooted for his demise; either way, he got paid.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The rapid demise of the fund’s turbocharged returns was also partly explained by the 13F filings that are required within 45 days of the end of the quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The sale process comes just eight months on from Khun Top saying he is shouldering the blame for the club's drastic recent demise.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Publishers have faced declining traffic for years, but AI-powered search engines and chatbots are accelerating the demise of a business long reliant on clicks and ad revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I’d told them all about the Manchurian Fire Thrower, the untimely demise of Junior Haskell, the explosion at the water tower, and the unfortunate dousing of the victory quilt.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Along with the celebrities, the Loserbards also recounted the unusual demises of some otherwise unknown folks.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
If anything, the sentimentality of such demises lie not in the character’s fate but in an actor’s departure.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Outside the nine-episode series, the carving game is a legitimate children’s game that’s played in South Korea – sans gory demises.
From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021
But we can also count on such demises being rendered in ways fitting to how the character lived.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2019
Method of trial for demises alleged to have been unfairly obtained.—5.
From Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians by Elias Johnson
Having spent the past 20 years in Mississippi, the couple will be remembered by friends and family for amassing a collection of nearly 1,000 announcements of the demised.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2018
Photograph: Rebecca Jewell/Ghosts of Gone Birds They are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2011
Perhaps never was he so proud of them as last September, when "Rudy," their favorite fox terrier, unhappily demised.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Was your husband a minister?" asked Everett in a voice of becoming respect to the meek Mr. Robards, though he be demised for nearly half a century.
From Rose of Old Harpeth by Maria Thompson Daviess
He died on the 6th of March. in 766, and was buried at Gorze, to which by his will, which is still extant, he demised several estates.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
The bank infuriated unions last month when it described 3,166 job losses as "demising" roles.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013
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Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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