demise
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"Every new live-service game invents its own demise," van Dreunen said.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Once stuck in the single-digits in public opinion polls with a handful of other Democratic candidates, Becerra rose quickly and unexpectedly following the political demise of former Rep. Eric Swalwell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Critics say it’s just postponing coal’s inevitable demise.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Founded the same year Osborn’s Patum Peperium appeared, the magazine took news of the paste’s demise as an almost personal affront.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“All this trotting to and fro will be the”—huff!—‘death of me!” she wheezed, although, as you already know, regular aerobic exercise was far more likely to improve her cardiovascular fitness than cause her demise.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing demise
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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