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The task today is to continue advancing the cause that he identified at Gettysburg: “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The global scientific consensus is that most coral reefs would perish at warming of 1.5C above preindustrial levels -- the ambitious, long-term limit countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate accord.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, there are scores of planets and moons where humans, if exposed to local conditions without life support, would perish immediately.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

It’s still uncertain how many of the trees it scorched will perish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

The way Jupiter Charity-Sanchez is now staring at the poster on her closet door—flushed cheeks, moist eyes, closed mouth—makes me want to absquatulate into a crevasse somewhere and perish.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

"We need to get the food out as soon as we can before it perishes," Steele said.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

When the cells die, their myelin production perishes with them, causing myelin sheaths to break down with nothing to replenish them.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024

West of the Cascades, many a plant perishes due to excessive rain in winter, even though it’s cold hardy and “drought-tolerant.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The lamb is exceedingly feeble, and often perishes almost without an effort to suck.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

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

If we’re to believe what’s chronicled in “Freefall” by former Boeing employees, aviation experts, crash investigators and the families of those who perished in the 737 Max crashes, there’s already a thin line of accountability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"The names of the victims who perished in the accident will be released in due course," a police statement said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

"My father gave his life for the country and he should be remembered as a martyr," Dorjai said, adding that his teammates who perished deserve the same title.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

There’s ink smeared all over one corner and the silk’s all perished down the middle, as though she and Engel have been playing tug of war with it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Although Alice never ran the risk of actually perishing in Wonderland, Arisu is another matter because of the very nature of the Borderland and how you gain entry through a near-death experience.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called caenagnathids before perishing itself.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 8, 2023

Years of anecdotal reports from other golden lovers as well as scattershot studies seemed to support the idea that something was wrong: Were the big, sweet dogs now perishing earlier than their forebears?

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023

"We need to save people from perishing before they can be liberated from al-Shabab," Prof Samatar says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022

“I thought you’d never ask. I’m perishing in this heat. My name is Earline Grantham, sir. Who are you?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy