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knell

[nel] / nɛl /


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Changing consumer tastes also spelled the death knell for the retailer, which has struggled like many High Street firms.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

People on the internet seem to be taking Lindy West’s memoir as millennial feminism’s final death knell.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Now, many are wondering: Is the death knell finally tolling for the Cuban Revolution?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Expectations for dividend cuts are typically a death knell for stocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

On the twelfth knell, the bonfire blazes, white and hot.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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