dying

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In 2024, South Korea recorded more than 3,920 "lonely deaths", people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for extended periods -- the highest since records began in 2017.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Known as bycatch a new report estimates that tens of thousands of protected seabirds, more than 1,000 porpoises and dolphins and dozens of whales are dying in this way each year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Children were dying, and as the father of two young girls, I couldn’t comprehend why he would turn away from science.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

I sprang into the teahouse and screamed, “The smith’s girl has broken my heart, by God. I am a dying phoenix! Drowned in my own tears!”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri