knell
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Is this the death knell of American political satire?
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Changing consumer tastes also spelled the death knell for the retailer, which has struggled like many High Street firms.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
It marks the death knell of the post–World War II settlement that, however imperfect, wrestled the anarchy of war into a framework designed to condition armed aggression on legal justification.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
“In California, that’s not a death knell, that’s a life force.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Then, in the cold voice of an adder, “The bell invites me. Hear it not, Merlin, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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