demise
Example Sentences
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Surprisingly, Elphaba fills the bucket up herself, to fake her own demise.
From Los Angeles Times
All that being said, even before their buoyant off-year performance those widespread reports of Democrats’ demise were greatly ... well, we’ll leave that Mark Twain chestnut alone.
From Los Angeles Times
Whether it can withstand the demise of the country’s gold mining industry has yet to be seen.
They correctly identified as risks some of the factors that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s demise months ago, including the effect of central banks’ raising interest rates on the assets that lenders held.
From New York Times
Somewhat less convincing is the film’s implication that the contentious tour ultimately led to the group’s demise.
From Los Angeles Times
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