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perishing

[per-i-shing] / ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ /












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All that’s clear is massive landmarks are perishing and that you need to run.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

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

And she claimed her second victim in her second over, Sarah Bryce perishing for 13 from nine balls when a mis-timed shot resulted in a leading edge that was easily gathered by wicketkeeper Nicole Faltum.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

Levin yelled out into the roar, anything to take his mind off the thought of perishing in a landslide.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

Not being killed in a car accident may be 99 percent certain, while 98 percent of us may avoid perishing in a household accident.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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