demise

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From then on, the plantation system drove the expansion of slavery and the international slave trade, and eventually survived the demise of both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sora’s demise points to more than the collapse of a big-media financial deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"The back nine was not good, but that's the way it goes sometimes," was Aberg's philosophical take on his demise.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Or would he have the irresistible urge to walk into the glowing red light, traveling toward his own demise?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman