suddenly
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Two hours away in Ringwood, Hampshire, Marie and Simon Dunning are grieving for their son Matthew who died suddenly and unexpectedly in September 2025.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“I bet that’s what you’re going to find down the road: These places will become vacant, and suddenly there’s groundbreaking for a new apartment building going up.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“When a parent suddenly needs care, families are often forced to choose between keeping their income and caring for a loved one.”
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But as the Cavaliers’ lead dwindled in the fourth quarter and the New York crowd roared to life, everything the Knicks threw up was suddenly finding the net.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Only a month or two before this, Marlene’s mother had become sick, and had died quite suddenly.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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