demise
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China’s economic and military ascendance after the Soviet Union’s demise changed that thinking.
Or would he have the irresistible urge to walk into the glowing red light, traveling toward his own demise?
From Literature
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The demise of Sora is many things but not disproof of the AI potential to transform the entertainment business.
A fictional backstory of patriarch SP Chopra’s extended family’s demise, “The Complex” dissolves many of Mahajan’s — an associate professor of literary arts at Brown University — previous literary touchstones, ranging from musical inspiration to cinematic immersion.
From Los Angeles Times
In his October memo, “Three Tough Truths About Climate,” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates capitulates, admitting, “It will not lead to humanity’s demise.”
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