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dying

[dahy-ing] / ˈdaɪ ɪŋ /




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“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

The billionaire X owner has posted numerous times on the platform about the police's response to the stabbing, criticising "how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Lisa-Marie Anne crashes into him and they hug like one of them is dying or moving to Pluto.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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