demise
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It was all done "to look after my dad after, we assumed, our mum's demise".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
Similar questions arose five years ago during the demise of meme stocks, which got that name because they rise and fall with social media buzz and not business fundamentals.
From Barron's • May 15, 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
Vocabulary lists containing demise
Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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