demise

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China’s economic and military ascendance after the Soviet Union’s demise changed that thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sora’s demise points to more than the collapse of a big-media financial deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Japan’s Nippon TV, despite the fears of the demise of the linear television business as streaming services continue to gain ground.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The issue of replication is central to a topic of foremost importance for any understanding of the Scientific Revolution: the demise of alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton