perished
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Accounts vary on how many perished; some say 17 including the captain's wife.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I did not know then how many people had perished, but I knew countless families would be grieving that day.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Before the service began, a worshiper read aloud the names of some 200 parishioners who perished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Family members say three of Lobga’s uncles perished during a defining Chinese crackdown on Tibet in 1959—when the young Dalai Lama fled to India—and other relatives were imprisoned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Their father, her brother Rhaegar, perished even earlier, slain by the Usurper on the Trident.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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