dead

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"I felt I needed to speak out, otherwise I would have been dead inside," Siranudh, known locally as Psi, told AFP late last week.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Three volunteers have also died from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies, according to the organisation.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In one of his Instagram ask-me-anything sessions in March, Bosworth defended the company’s metaverse ambitions, saying virtual reality wasn’t dead and that the company was continuing to invest in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“Well, that’s your problem. You refuse to see the evidence in front of you. Those dead branches are what’s keeping that plant from thriving.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam