perish

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Australia's top order showed a greater runscoring intent early in the chase only to perish to a mixture of poor strokeplay and impressive bowling.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 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

Evolution occurs through random variation and natural selection: The strong survive and reproduce; the weak perish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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

“You taught me never to volunteer for anything too. Besides I’ll perish if I don’t get a little sleep. Tomorrow’s a long day with the movers coming and everything.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy