passed away
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She "passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the evening" on Friday, said Claude Chirac.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
When mom passed away, I inherited a little money for the first time — and I used some of it to finally travel to Italy on my own.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
My husband was 82 when he passed away.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Bill’ Burke, who passed away peacefully on May 29, 2026 at the age of 87, surrounded by his beloved family,” his relatives said in a statement, according to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
When Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko passed away in March 1985, he became the third Soviet leader—following Leonid Brezhnev and Yuri Andropov—to die in three years.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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