deceased
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The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"We believe that the identification at the scene, the clothing that the deceased is wearing, would lead us to believe that it is him," Holland said, ABC reported.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The news release didn’t state the condition of the injured people and said it was withholding the identities of the deceased individuals, pending notification of their families.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Thirty people, including the deceased passenger, disembark in St. Helena.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
As the head of the family and chief mourner, Jinjoo’s father stayed at the home of the deceased with Gomo for the entire mourning period.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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