demise
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"The important thing is not to let this be the beginning of the demise of international rule of law."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Either you rallied behind Chud or you rooted for his demise; either way, he got paid.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The rapid demise of the fund’s turbocharged returns was also partly explained by the 13F filings that are required within 45 days of the end of the quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The sale process comes just eight months on from Khun Top saying he is shouldering the blame for the club's drastic recent demise.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Yet the thought of this eventual demise provides no sense of victory, no solace.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Along with the celebrities, the Loserbards also recounted the unusual demises of some otherwise unknown folks.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
If anything, the sentimentality of such demises lie not in the character’s fate but in an actor’s departure.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Outside the nine-episode series, the carving game is a legitimate children’s game that’s played in South Korea – sans gory demises.
From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021
But we can also count on such demises being rendered in ways fitting to how the character lived.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2019
The tenements in villenage, whether by law or usage, were never separated from the lordship, while its domain was reduced to a smaller extent through subinfeudations, sales, or demises for valuable rent.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
Having spent the past 20 years in Mississippi, the couple will be remembered by friends and family for amassing a collection of nearly 1,000 announcements of the demised.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2018
Photograph: Rebecca Jewell/Ghosts of Gone Birds They are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2011
Perhaps never was he so proud of them as last September, when "Rudy," their favorite fox terrier, unhappily demised.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shortly after he learned to roll a safe game of Pool, his Governor demised.
From Ade's Fables by John T. McCutcheon
Shortly after he learned to roll a safe game of Pool, the Governor demised.
From Ade's Fables by George Ade
The bank infuriated unions last month when it described 3,166 job losses as "demising" roles.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013
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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