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dying for



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Assisted dying for terminally ill people is legal in Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“Talk about dying for the dream,” writes William Mariano of Escondido.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“My only goal that I was really dying for was to have one of our creations on the cover of Fangoria magazine. That’s the only thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

In it, he declared that the men who fought and died "knew – beyond any doubt – that there are things worth fighting and dying for".

From BBC • May 7, 2025

“Ain’t doing no dying for nobody but me. It’s cold but true. Don’t love nobody as much as my own fine black self,” he says, kissing his arm from shoulder to fingertip.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake




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